Habitat - Indoor :: Algae Issues

[Hatchling71]

So I notice that algae grows pretty fast in my tank and it's not very easy to clean my tank, I just got a siphon thing and I don't have a very good filter (I'm using 2 small ones for now until I can afford a canister) and I tried getting an algae eater fish (I picked out a big, fast one) but they ate it (RIP Mittens) Any suggestions on what I can do to keep the algae growth to a minimum? I do change the water frequently, by the way.

Thanks

[Daniel3507]

is the tank near a window?

[Hatchling71]

Nope, I think I'm just going to switch to sand pretty soon because all I have right how is big rocks that I have to take out and individually scrub to get the algae off and it takes forever.

[Caphits]

Try scrubbing each individual grain of sand!

[seanwb]

A few quick suggestions

1 Get a right sized filter as soon as you can
2 Keep up the partial water changes
3 Make sure you are cleaning you exiasiting filters in tank water not tap
4 Keep away from sunlight
5 If you have an air stone, try switching it off
6 Make sure you are not overfeeding

Another question: Is your tank big enough for the turtle?

[ESG4Life]

there is this stuff that kills algae, but i dont remember what its called. they also have algae scrapers that scrape the algae off the side of the tank without scratching the glass

[meltedspork]

Basically you just need to make sure your tank is big enough for your turtle(s) and you have a strong enough filter. If you have those, you shouldn't have an algae problem... unless of course the tank is exposed to direct sunlight.

[Hatchling71]

Well the tank could be bigger and will be soon (have a much bigger tank waiting in my garage that they'll be moving into when me and my husband move to a new place when he gets home from Iraq) but it's definately fine for now, they have plenty of room in there, trust me, and I feed them every other day, I have cut back a little bit on their serving size. Thanks.

[Hatchling71]

And I know I need to get a bigger/better filter but I cannot afford one at the time so I'll get one eventually. Oh, and yes I clean their current filters once a week.

[Rubicon]

I had a huge algae problem. I ended up moving and before setting up my turtles tank i wiped everything down with vinegar. Haven't had a problem yet (knock on wood).