MacroAlgae Cleaning tank questions

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lynxo323
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MacroAlgae Cleaning tank questions

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Hi,

I bought the macro algae from petshrimp. What color is normal for this algae? What is dark green vs yellow green?

I have a lot of gunk on bottom of my 3/4 Gallon tank. How can I clean without sucking up or killing the opae?

I don’t want snails, can’t get just one seems like they multiply.

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Re: MacroAlgae Cleaning tank questions

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A turkey baster and a fine mesh fish net can work well for cleaning. You can suck up gunk, release it in the net, and the water will return to the tank through the mesh.
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Re: MacroAlgae Cleaning tank questions

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By all accounts from the Forum and from Mustafa his snails don't over populate, they keep my substrate remarkably clean, it might be something you consider.
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Re: MacroAlgae Cleaning tank questions

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Yes, don't suck up anything. Just get the snails, they won't overpopulate if you follow the feeding instructions here.
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