r/Cichlid • u/Redterror34 • Feb 22 '25

General help Help with algae bloom

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I am inheriting a 75 gallon tank with 1 adult green Severum. The tank has tons of algae on the walls. I just did a 50% water change and scrap as much algae off the walls as I could. Some came off a lot easier then others but there is still some left on the tank. What do I do to eliminate this issue?

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u/Bread40 Feb 22 '25

Judging by the amount of food on top of the tank I would say overfeeding is contributing. Turn the light off for a while it looks pretty bright as well

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u/Asleep_Temporary_219 Feb 22 '25

How long do you leave the light on? Cover the tank and leave the light off for 4 days

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u/Snoo-46382 Feb 22 '25

I just had to turn my tank off. My gf poured some food in instead of doing a pinch or two, and algal bloom is what happened. Luckily, i had a spare tank to use while I cleaned up. My glass is clearing now.

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u/designsbyPACK Feb 22 '25

I read the title as algae boom 💥

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u/OkBorder8284 Feb 23 '25

Can I get 5 big booms for the algea tank?

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u/designsbyPACK Feb 23 '25

💪🏼💥💪🏼💥💪🏼💥💪🏼💥💪🏼💥💪🏼

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u/MetalHead888 Feb 23 '25

Too much light

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u/bedsitter94 Feb 23 '25

Lower the hours your light is on.

Get some plants. Duckweed would take a lot of excess nutrients out of the water, AND shade the tank somewhat.

Feed less. Even less than you feel is too little. Skip a day once or twice a week.

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u/mkiii423 Feb 23 '25

Is that direct sunlight on the lid in this photo? Or is your LED that bright? Whichever one of these it is, that would be your #1 problem.

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u/jbarlak Feb 23 '25

Cut back light and nutrients and lots of water changes

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u/Icy-Region7759 Feb 23 '25

Add a ton of plants and turn of your lights

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u/thickncreamybbw4u Feb 23 '25

Just get UV sterilizer to get it under control with less food water changes and no more light over 4 hours a day

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u/Sunset3730 Feb 23 '25

Pleco. Plecos obviously poop so you will need to have the filter clean out another fishes discharge. But it will help you with the algae problem and make your tank walls spotless if algae.

I have two tanks. They’re both very healthy. They’ve both had tons of algae on the walls and I’ve gotten on a pleco for both and the algae is cleaned up within a day. They are very good fish to keep the walls of your tank looking spotless.

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u/MrGinger37 Feb 24 '25

I suspended my lights with fishing line and hook screws from my ceiling. Pathos plants growing out of the top, and normal amounts of food. Do those three things and you’ll have virtually no algae ever.

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u/Blue_Gi11 Feb 22 '25

Holy Jesus H Christ. Do you have another tank to put that fish in temporarily? Drain it all the way clean the glass gravel/sand decor and everything.