General Care Discussion :: Algae in the tank

[alehasfriends]

This is strange.

Lately I've been noticing some green spots on the tank and some of it has gotten on Prometheus' shell. I imagine it's algae, but I've never had an algae problem before. The only difference I can think of is I put an anacharis plant in there (kind of a mistake i found out). If it is an algae problem, what can I do?

Prometheus is around 5 - 5.5 inch turtle with a 55 gallon tank and i'm using a xp3 and I checked the purity of the water and, for the most part, it's good.

[missibsu]

I've had an aglae problem since about week 4. It just means a little extra scrubbing each week.

Are you leaving your lights on longer? Sometimes that can cause it.

Some people use additional chemicals to cut down on the algae, but I haven't because I don't like adding anything to the environment.

[Turtleboy]

warm water, alot of light and alot of food for the algae is what causes algae bloom.. just scrub it down every week =D

[steve]

How long are the tank lights on? Is there any direct sunlight near the setup? You can always scrub some algae off the shell with a toothbrush.

[marisa]

What's the temp of the water? To lessen the amount of nutrients in the water, you could feed out of the tank.

I use an old towel to wipe algae off my RES.