"Justice" wrote in message
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Hi all, I've seem to be getting a outbreak of hair like algae. It is dark
green and looks like a spiders web between my plants and equipment. I have
2 questions, What would cause a sudden outbreak(only noticed it about a
week ago)?

Different algaes come & go. They respond to the light/nutrient mix and will
prosper if it suits them. In a small tank, they sometimes affect the
nutrient mix enough to make it inhospitable for themselves, so their growth
becomes self-governing.

What kind of fish would eat such stuff?

None that I know of, and in such a small tank, even if something did eat it,
you'd better hope they eat other things too, as they would quickly run out.
If you didn't have the Clowns, then Ramshorn snails might eat it.

Also I have noticed an increas in the algae(dark green) that's on my
planter and gravel.

Perfectly normal. I will actually sometimes allow more preferable algae
types to grow, to discourage undesirable algae. They compete off of similar
nutrient mixes, so may the best looking algae win.

10 gal
2 2.5" clown loaches
3 glowlight tetras
ph 7.2
condenced florecents(16w)@14h
weakly water changes @ aprx. 20%

NOTE: I have reduced fedding to see if this will help

You could reduce your lighting duration, or put it on a timer to shut off
for a couple of hours at midday. This sometimes helps, but there is no
sure-fire technique as there are too many variables.

What are Clown loaches doing in a 10g? ;~) Must be a transitional thing.
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