How to prevent too much algae?

Kamto quote	subscribe [rss]	subscribe [email]	#1	Posted 07 Oct 2011, 12:09 pm
Hello, I have questions about algeas. The size of my tank is 90x65x50 cm. It's located on my porch that is facing to the SE, so it gets sunlight (direct or indirect) everyday for about 12 hours a day (oh I lived in Indonesia, southeast Asia) The problems is algeas (green algae, fuzz algae and beard algae) grow really fast. It'll be very time consuming for me to clean it every 3 days. I've added a canister tank filter, but It doesn't help much. I have talked to some local aquarist here and their recommendations are to move the tank inside the house. The problem is, I don't have the space inside. Is there any other solutions you can recommend? Oh I forgot to mention, I Use my aquarium for aqua-scape. I planted java moss and glossostigma elatinoides only. For fish I only have a 8 neons and 3 corydoras. Are corydoras could give problem with my plants? Thank you so much in advance for your input. Sincerely Harris. Sponsored links
jan quote			#2	Posted 19 Oct 2011, 2:56 am
Try Siamese algae eaters if possible. They have helped me with algae issues (when algae was caused by direct sunlight). the developer of http://www.aqua-fish.net Yes, I am very busy. So accept my apologies since I cannot visit this forum too much. But I'll do my best because I own this website .
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Kamto quote			#4	Posted 24 Nov 2011, 10:46 pm
Sorry, it took me a while to reply. Thank you so much for the great site and your reply. I have 2 corydoras but they always dig on the gravel and make a mess of the plants (glossostigma elatinoides). The next day after I planted them, most of the plants are floating on the surface of the tank. Does Siamese fish will do the same? Coz from the looks of it, it looks like they are family related. Thank you again in advance.
jan quote			#5	Posted 25 Nov 2011, 12:22 pm
You have to increase height of substrate or place the plant deeper. Siamese algae eaters may dig in the gravel too, but they spend more time eating algae from leaves. last modification by jan the developer of http://www.aqua-fish.net Yes, I am very busy. So accept my apologies since I cannot visit this forum too much. But I'll do my best because I own this website .