Green alage spots on my glass

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

Hello...

The green algae spots has been appearing on my tank inner glass wall for many mths.

Are there any ways to get rid of them? It will reappear in 3-4 days time after i wiped the glass clean.

I using 2 of 36 w PL lighting with photoperiod from morning 11 am til night 11 pm.

Phosphate level is 0.1ppm

[alanseah]

well u need to double check.. the "green alge" u r calling may not be green alge.. it might be coraline alge...

and it's common u can prevent it one.. u just have to do your job.. clean your glass every now and then.. this is the only most tiring job in this hobby..

[FuEl]

the good old razor blade.

[mAriNe_enthusiast]

Eh...so it's coralline algae?

Using razor blade to scrape the glass huh...wun scratch the glass rite

[dravan]

huh coraline aglae is green sorry for my lack of knowledge i always tot its purplish.... pls correct me if i am wrong

[dravan]

Eh...so it's coralline algae?

Using razor blade to scrape the glass huh...wun scratch the glass rite

yupz of course it won't.... glass is rather scratch resistant unless urs is an arylic tank.... but i guess its not so common in singapore

[blacknails]

Yup truth is that most likely nomatter what you do there still will be some kinda algae growing on your glass and you still will have to clean your glass from time to time... This hobby just requires it... Heh....

[neutronics]

Cleanliness is not sterility

Good to have some form of controlled plant lifeform, in this case, a slight green algae on glass every now and then.

Can be a food source for some fishies...

[lightningstrike]

u can get some sea urchins, turbo snails, algae blennies or kole tang to eat ur algae.

[Tanzy]

I leave my magfloat in the tank and pull it around the galss everytime I look at the tank. This prevents a kind of ultra smooth green algae from taking hold. They grow in spots and can only be removed with a razor or a platinum master card.

[siglap]

turbo snails will improve the condition. but it poos a lot and the tracks it lifts behind is still slightly visible

[alanseah]

yup the key to it use...

clean it everytime.. or else once it become a spot the u have to get your wet and clean it harder...