They will do just fine without light for a few days, no co2 and no nutrient. Usually WC, 3 days black out, WC, 3 days light, and repeat 2-3 times. It's quite effective to remove algae. Algae takes light to grow, without it, it will starve to death.

This post has been edited by artsyfarty: Mar 3 2016, 11:01 AM

even those already stick hard to the glass will gone?

Can't be removed with brush?

Before blackout, you need to remove as much algae as you can. Trim leaves with algae, brush glass and tube. Then black out for 3 days, pitch black, you can feed if you want but not sure if they can see it. After 3 days, do a 50% WC, light on, crank up co2 and dose nutrient. Repeat.

hehe, even brush also need brush hard

i just scrap it off with old credit card. even better than brush, but need press hard.

dayum, i guess i'll just continue to scrap the algae on weekly basis. i scare my shrimp die later lol

with shrimp, it's a bit risky. Sensitive creatures.

How big is your tank? If it's small, use those small hose attach to the card/toothbrush with rubber band, so it sucks out the algae when your scrap it, otherwise they will stick back. Do a WC afterward.

Then do 30% WC daily/alternate day to remove algae zoospores (which will turn into algae).

shrimp wont die if you do blackout. they have nothing to do with lighting.. lol
just make sure your filter is running

lighting still ok, i scare the constant WC will be the killer lol

they are sensitive. need stable water parameter

oh no, BBA attack...

I had done a few changes to my tank and getting BBA, which one is the cause?

- 50% WC last week (never do WC for more than a year, only minor BBA existed)
- apply micro and macro fert
- add new plants

Unfortunately yes... I have all sorts of algae in my tank, green spot, BBA, green dust, green hair...

Green hair easy to remove. For green spot and green dust, I use those green sponge to clean the glass. Hardest are BBA...

Do you use CO2?

No CO2 for now... but just bought the DIY CO2 set, will be setting up next week maybe... Hope once the CO2 comes in, the algae will go away.

Sifu sifu sekalian any comment before i start adding plants?


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That looks great Cant wait to see progress pics.

less rock in front
and you doesn't need to buried the end of the wood
it can be cover by background steam plant
or
you can cover more place with aquasoil
and use less sand
if depth of aquasoil is your concern

Hey guys, i have an extra 35cm shrimp feeding tube. Do let me know if any of you guys are interested.

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=3886435

Very nice aquascape timelapse
https://www.facebook.com/narongrit.aquaarti...00994128&type=3

Nice!! Very inspiring. Feel like setting up something like this from scratch. The only problem is that its quite a dollar investment - chiller, lights, and so on...

Yeah, but the reward will worth the money...Im setting up my 1st tank, i do it around Rm600, tanks, soil, light, filter, rocks and plants.

Interesting. But how do you keep your tank cool?

Without chiller, my tank runs between 31C to 32C. Since I use chiller, I set it at 24C. Keeping the tank cool is my biggest challenge.

Simple fan ^^