Habitat - Indoor :: Monthly maintaince questions

[chrisinva]

I have a 55 gallon tank with 2 RES

I have a Rena Filstar XP-3

I haven't done anything but spot cleaning and a month ahs gone by and some brown algae is forming on the basking dock and glass....

What should I do at this point?

[maddpnoi]

I say do a water change. Maybe 25%, but someone who knows more might have a different suggestion.

Also, I believe brown algae is just regular (green) algae that's not getting enough light. They're easier to wipe off too. I wouldn't worry to much about them, but I'd take 'em out if they look ugly.

[BullDog]

Do a nitrate test, and do a 25%-50% water change. As madd mentioned, you can just wipe off the brown algae. It doesn't really cause any harm, but it doesn't look nice

[TurtleLover_S&B]

Well,I have algae in my tank too,and when I clean my tank I have to make sure to clean my basking dock with hot water,so I can get the algae off.That's where all the algae is.It'll build up,so I have to clean it more often.

[steve]

Partial change is a good idea. If you're using any type of chem media, it's probably time to replace.

[untsmurf]

I agree with everyone! As for the algae, you can get an algae scrubber for the walls. They work wonderfully.

[TurtleLover_S&B]

Well,I have algae JUST on my basking dock.How do I get rid of it?

[Chrisbarnett]

Well,I have algae JUST on my basking dock.How do I get rid of it?

Unless you want to get rid of it, just leave it. I have algae on my basking dock, it makes it look more natural so I just leave it on there.

But you just take some kind of scrub brush and scrub it off.

[TurtleLover_S&B]

Well,I have algae JUST on my basking dock.How do I get rid of it?

Unless you want to get rid of it, just leave it. I have algae on my basking dock, it makes it look more natural so I just leave it on there.

But you just take some kind of scrub brush and scrub it off.

Ok,I just didn't know if it was bad to have algae in your tank.

[thegrandpoohbah]

Algae is a natural part of any aquatic system. It is not going to harm your turtle in any way, it just looks unsightly.

[MoreBloodWine]

Partial water changes are always good if your chemical stuff is high... some peopel though never even do those because with the amount of evaporation it kind of evens things out when you replace water lost.