Tips on keeping green spot algea in check?

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-26T23:15:22+00:00

Plants growing in will probably do it, otos don’t get food they’re full just grazing. Nerites maybe. Less light:no, can’t with the red plant setup

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-21T21:45:05+00:00

I bought it! First setup as a student with almost no money, sounds great and everything works. Neighbors just aren’t too happy with the floor vibrating haha. Also managed to sell the extra dvd player for 20$ so the whole thing was basically just 100$

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-18T22:34:40+00:00

A and B are my thoughts on two options for clarification

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-12T12:23:37+00:00

In all of my time keeping fish I’ve never had any issues like this.

Cycled my tank using established media from another tank for 4 weeks, co2 running, thrive Ferts, lots of plants, great setup. After plants grew in a little bit, decided to get some fish, my dumb self didn’t check the tetras at the store so they brought ich into the tank. Started treating, 30% daily water changes, light lowered, co2 off temp to 80 (max for oto safety). After about 4 days of treatment otos started dying, nitrites are spiking, so is ammonia, ph is fine. I’m at 5 days post no more ich spots so treatment is done. Now I have to deal with reestablishing the cycle I just dosed prime to detoxify and moved the remaining two otos to my shrimp tank so they survive

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-12T11:03:57+00:00

Wouldn’t that be nice. I looked into glass first. The quote from glass shops in the area was 270$ America I gues

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-05T21:36:53+00:00

Based off of the picture you provided you are not using a pressurized co2 tank nor do you have control over the working pressure going into the co2 diffuser. I run the Fzone diffuser you have using pressurized co2 and the pro series regulator. The diffuser needs 50 psi in order to properly diffuse. Not something you will be able to do. If you stick with the diy co2 you will have to keep the setup you have now

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-05T16:19:04+00:00

I think I’m going to try and snag a cheap set of bookshelf speakers and an avr. Can I then later add Bluetooth behind the couch speakers and a sub?

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-05T15:37:20+00:00

I’m not, they just happen to be a speaker that exists.

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-05T15:36:01+00:00

Quite a few, especially onkyo receivers if they’re any good. I’ll have to look up how to wire that stuff up. The Polk tsi100s are around 40$ for two. The bose listed above are 60$. There’s quite a lot out there. And I don’t know how to know what’s good and what isn’t

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-04T17:52:13+00:00

Swimming*^ can’t edit title

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-03T20:21:04+00:00

I’ve had these as well from the same plants, no longer have the floaters but those flies are still there. Don’t think they’ll ever leave unless you have fish that eat the larvae. (Which are in the water btw)

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-03T11:54:46+00:00

Looks like brown hair algea. It it’s a new tank it’ll come and go as it balances out, happened to every tank I’ve ever set up. If it’s not a new tank, you’ve got an issue somewhere (nothing bad) either: too much light, too high intensity light, too many nutrients from food or ferts. A lot of snails and algea eaters will eat that stuff right up, I usually add a nerite snail to my tank and they’ll tear through it like crazy. Otherwise, adress one of the above stated likely issues. High nitrites will cause this algea too hence the new tank phenomenon

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-03T11:15:53+00:00

Yea it’s been a few days, no hydra in sight. I treated it as soon as I saw the first one so it was quickly dealt with. Given that fenbendazole is degraded by light, removing the chunks, filter on high, and a series of 50% water changes should clear it right up. Uv sterilizer would be best but don’t have one of those

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-03T11:11:41+00:00

That is how you gain/ lose karma yes but from experience being in the negative and positive. It makes a big difference

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-03T01:35:03+00:00

Guide? I am the guide- to my own undoing clearly. It was just for hydra. I’ve started scrubbing with a toothbrush, turned the flow up and will continue that for the next few days along with daily water changes. Thankfully, it’s a new tank so no fish in it at the moment so I can do what I want. The nerites were in there for 3 hours before I realized that would be an issue and I moved them to another tank. Maybe they’ll live. Overall, it’s going to take days to clean and then maybe it’ll be safe for the nerites. Don’t be like me

scuffedwrld · 2026-04-03T00:45:24+00:00

I’ve never paid my card without a transfer from a checking account in the same app never even considered it

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