[Martin-Swinscoe]

Just took the lid off my holding tank off for the 1st time in months, and low and behold my  tank is full of green algae .  Has anyone else had this problem and if so is there anything i can do to stop it

[clean]

Is this in your static or van tank?

[Ta-ra]

I think sea horses like to eat it don't they?  You could put a few in the tank to give it a go.

Just found this on wiki answers:

Pond Snails, Tadpoles, Freshwater Shrimps and some species of fish such as the Grass Carp. Most baby fish will also feed on algae in their early years.

[Martin-Swinscoe]

Is this in your static or van tank?

in my static tank in the garden

[clean]

Is this in your static or van tank?

in my static tank in the garden

You will need to cover it with some dark tarporlin 

[Martin-Swinscoe]

Is this in your static or van tank?

in my static tank in the garden

You will need to cover it with some dark tarporlin 

If i do that will it just die and go away and stay away for good? or do i need to empty the tank and give it a right good clean?

[clean]

You will need to clean it first then covering it should do the trick

[rg1]

Algae relies on sunlight to grow so covering the tank with a dark tarpaulin will eliminate the problem.

[Mike 108]

Empty it and pour in 3 cupfuls of bleach (or a full bottle, if necessary). Then fill it up with water.

Over the next couple of days, all the algae will disappear.

The bleach will not do any harm (provided you don't drink it!) and will not affect your TDS readings.

Then cover it.

No problems.

(The active constituent in bleach is Chlorine - which is a gas, not a solid.  Any excess chlorine will actually 'evaporate' over time)

Mike

[Martin-Swinscoe]

Empty it and pour in 3 cupfuls of bleach (or a full bottle, if necessary). Then fill it up with water.

Over the next couple of days, all the algae will disappear.

The bleach will not do any harm (provide you don't drink it!) and will not affect your TDS readings.

Then cover it.


No problems.

(The active constituent in bleach is Chlorine - which is a gas, not a solid.  Any excess chlorine will actually 'evaporate' over time)

Mike

excellant advice big thumbs up

[Nathanael Jones]

Thickened household bleach leaves a residue that is hard to remove. Try Milton bleach instead, its much easier to rinse away.

[jouk45]

use only milton, works in mins to remove it all