Cleaning the glass too often.

[IDAN]

I am not sure why but it looks like every other day I need to clean my glass, and my sand bed turning greenish.
As far as I know it's brown algae?
I just check my RODI water, the digital device shown 0 tds, I also did "Total chlorine free chlorine" paper test, also shown 0 ppm.

Any one have an idea why is that happen?
I am going 15% water change every week, it's 180 gallon total volume.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Are you running carbon ?
How old is the tank?
What are you feeding ?

 

[4n2xtacy]

I'l love to know the answer to this cos I'm just realizing the same. Mine stayed yesterday.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I'l love to know the answer to this cos I'm just realizing the same. Mine stayed yesterday.

Chato is generally the best solution.
Excess ammonia and nitrates feed the glass algaes. Chato outcompetes it.
Also look for build up of detritus. Esp in newer tanks

 

[IDAN]

Chato is generally the best solution.
Excess ammonia and nitrates feed the glass algaes. Chato outcompetes it.
Also look for build up of detritus. Esp in newer tanks

I run carbon even extra then needed.
I dont have Chato but I need to run again my scrubber (I turned it of for a while). but it sound easier to have chato and less dirty. how you take care of it?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Not much to it. Put it in it grows. Pull off chunks when it gets big.

 

[ca1ore]

The BEST way to reduce the frequency of front glass/acrylic cleaning it to configure your lights so that they don't shine on it. I have blanking panels on the top front of my tank and clean the pane every two weeks.

 

[MSB123]

I have the same issue but I feed A ton.
I am now using cheato with a kessil H380 and I see a drastic Improvment!

 

[IDAN]

The BEST way to reduce the frequency of front glass/acrylic cleaning it to configure your lights so that they don't shine on it. I have blanking panels on the top front of my tank and clean the pane every two weeks.

Any picture?

 

[ca1ore]

Nothing recent, but this is what I mean ....