Equipment Review and Discussion :: Ways to keep Algae away??

[N4784N R4613]

Wow, thats an old web site. Copy-righted in 1998!!

[CrossKnight]

Oh wow, Thanks so much!!

[industrial_girl_2000]

Can you guys give me different ways to keep Algae away or at least ways to try to slow the growth of it??

Also I have used so much money on my two baby turtles I don't have much left either. So a cheap and effective way would be best.

I know some people suggest snails & I wish that would be an option for me, but Sheba would eat them so I have to use something else. I recently purchased an algae scraper from the local salt-water aquarium store. It is sorta like an ice scraper with an extra long handle & is made to tackle algae that grows on the glass of your tank. Your hands won't get wet, you scrape, scrape, scrape, and voila, your tank is algae-free. I also purchased the attachment that looks like a little mop, for cleaning debris on the floor of the aquarium.

There are 2 different kinds of scrapers, one for hard persistent algae on glass (has a metal-tip scraper), and the other has a plastic tip for soft algae & acrylic tanks (won't scratch your acrylic tank). I went with the softer scraper because the algae I get is typically the soft kind.

[Ellic]

going back to the algae topic is the use of Chinese algae eaters ocasionally they get eaten, but on average they are fast enough and skiddish enough to escape the turtle. I would recomend one fish per ten gallons of water. I have used this species of fish for the last 12 years after many years of frustration. since I started using them, i have been algae free. altho I Usually have to restock aboutevery 4-6 months while the turtles enjoy an exotic meal. the cost per fish is around $3-$4.