Green/Black Algae problem

[Jakaris]

My tank gets an unusual amount of sunlight, and I get these horrible algae problems. Not only do I have some scattered hair algae, I also have the "black" algae, that forms very, very tough circles on the glass. My tank is tall, so its a pain in the A$$ to reach in there and pick the hair out, or use my scraper to get the circles out. My regular, megnet scraper isnt strong enough to do the job, so I have to use a heavy-dusy one...

Any suggestions at all?

[Chrona]

My tank gets an unusual amount of sunlight, and I get these horrible algae problems. Not only do I have some scattered hair algae, I also have the "black" algae, that forms very, very tough circles on the glass. My tank is tall, so its a pain in the A$$ to reach in there and pick the hair out, or use my scraper to get the circles out. My regular, megnet scraper isnt strong enough to do the job, so I have to use a heavy-dusy one...

Any suggestions at all?

Any chance you can move the tank? lol. Direct sunlight on a fish tank is always bad news. If you can't really move it, try Siamese Algae Eaters. They are one of the very few fish that will eat the black beard algae. Make sure its a true SAE though, and not a false one. It should have a black stripe running all the way to the end of the tail, with no stripes above it. Also, the black stripe should have a slight zig-zag pattern on the edges. The other similar species of algae eaters won't eat the black stuff, and they tend to be more aggressive. Depending on how big your tank is, you may need 2

[Jakaris]

It's a 26 gallon. I'll look into one of those, but atm my tank is quite full... I'm getting rid of my cories though, so soon I'll have plenty of room.

[Drumachine09]

Move the tank asap. Also by easybalance with nitraban to reduce potassium and nitrate to stunt the growth of the algea.

[Jakaris]

Theres not really any other place to move it to. My rooms kind of crowded atm, and it would NOT be a good thing if i moved the tank... I'm so clumsy that a spill/crack would almost certainly appear (I've moved tanks before, never happened, but I just have this huge fear ov moving somethign that expensive and heavy (even if i drain most of the water). And its not in direct sunlight really, so I dont know HOW i get so much algae in there, but i do...

[Drumachine09]

:thumb: Regular water changes, with the JAE, and the nitraban should definatly do the trick. Good luck!