General Care Discussion :: alge

[speedy2]

What I have is a 8.5"res "speedy"in a 125 gal tank with about 80 to 100 gal of well water that is filtered by a rena xp3 with a water change every two to three weeks including filter I scrub the tankdown during this proses,that has been in the same spot for about 5 yrs the only change is i instailed lexan covers over 80% of the top now that I noticed the temp is more constant with them

problem alge bloom (green) in water, no alge growth on the glass after a week of the water change, water tested good just alge. should I clean tank with somthing or add a algeside or another compound that is turtle safe
could use some help
thanks
Speedy

[industrial_girl_2000]

I don't add any chemicals to the water, I bought a couple of scrubbers to manually scrub the algae when it starts to build up on the wall.

[SpotsMama]

Keeping living plants in the aquarium will help. They consume the nutrients that the algae would otherwise use to grow.

Quite a few people have previously asked about algae on the forum. Why don't you do a search on the term and see what they've tried and recommended.

[speedy2]

Thanks for the replys
I did a lot of looking into this "even called a Vet." my end result i did a compleat water change , filter even thefilter bed . washed every thing down incluuiding the tank with deluited bleach mixture then rinsed every thing maney times. replenished the setup and there hasent been a sight of algy .
"Oh Man "if I only new three month ago that what I needed to do
I should Have listened to my Wife HELLO