Prevention and Control of Aquarium Algae

Algae and water just go together and if you love fish aquariums, you’re going to have to deal with algae. Small amounts of algae are actually healthy for the tank environment. But, in large amounts it will make your tank look like stagnant water and can kill your fish and plants.

Algae grows and survives on the same things that the plant life in your aquarium need to live, water, sunlight and nutrients. There are different types of algae such as, hair algae, slime algae and diatomic algae. No matter how diligent your are in the maintenance of your tank, you can’t totally prevent algae.

Just like it’s name, hair algae resembles fine hairs. It can grow anywhere inside your tank. Slime algae generally grows on the substrate and rocks in the tank. It can be either black, red or green in color. The last type of algae, diatomic algae…