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Category: Algae by Cause

Diagnosing and preventing nano tank algae by its cause — light, nutrients, CO2 and flow.

Green Film Algae on Nano Tank Glass: Causes and Control Algae by Cause

Green Film Algae on Nano Tank Glass: Causes and Control

Green film on the glass of a nano tank is the most common algae there is, and the least worth…

Beginner
8 min Read
Green Spot Algae in Nano Tanks: Causes and Prevention Algae by Cause

Green Spot Algae in Nano Tanks: Causes and Prevention

Green spot algae in a nano tank shows up as small, hard green dots welded to the glass and the…

Beginner
9 min Read
Diatoms in a New Nano Tank: Why It Is a Milestone Algae by Cause

Diatoms in a New Nano Tank: Why It Is a Milestone

Diatoms in a new nano tank — that brown, dusty film coating the glass, substrate, and leaves two to eight…

Beginner
7 min Read
The Aquarium Algae Guide for Nano Tanks Algae by Cause

The Aquarium Algae Guide for Nano Tanks

An aquarium algae guide that actually works starts with one fact: algae is a symptom, not a disease. In a…

Beginner
14 min Read
Staghorn Algae in a Nano Tank: Causes and Prevention Algae by Cause

Staghorn Algae in a Nano Tank: Causes and Prevention

Staghorn algae in a nano tank looks exactly like its name — grey-green branching strands, like tiny antlers, that grip…

Beginner
7 min Read
Controlling Aquarium Algae Naturally With Plants and Flow Algae by Cause

Controlling Aquarium Algae Naturally With Plants and Flow

Controlling aquarium algae naturally comes down to one principle: plants and algae want the same light and nutrients, and a…

Beginner
9 min Read
Green Water Algae in a Nano Tank: Causes and Prevention Algae by Cause

Green Water Algae in a Nano Tank: Causes and Prevention

Green water in a nano tank turns the whole volume into pea soup within a day or two — a…

Beginner
8 min Read
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