lighting to PCW/vacuum my tank
Ok, there must be an easy way to do this and I haven’t figured it out yet…..I have a 54 gallon corner, bow front tank. It has a glass top cover upon which I have two lights that sit on top of it. The glass top opens with a small hinge in the front part of the bow, about 5″ as it folds back onto the rest of the glass top cover. My problem is this - I can’t see if I take the top off completely to vacuum! I’ve tried putting a floor lamp near the tank - not a good solution. If I’m only vacuuming the front of the tank I can leave the glass top on with one light on it so I can see the front of the tank as I vacuum. To vacuum the back of the tank I can’t see at all! I’m just doing it by feel.
Second question is algae….I have some “hair” algae (I believe) I just pull it out once a week with my PCW. I also have a very thick, dark fuzzy algae that grows on the broad leaf plants in the tank - I don’t like this at all! I’ve tried to gently rub it off with my thumb as I do my weekly maintanence but it doesn’t come off. I have three flying foxes and a cory dora - is there some other algae eater that will help with these algaes? Especially the second one. My tank is heavily planted and the lights are on about 10 hours a day. The tank has been up and running for about three months.
As usual, any help is greatly appreciated! This list is wealth of information and I thank you all!
Shari
Category: AquaticLife
