MacroAlgae Cleaning tank questions

[lynxo323]

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.

Thanks

[Varanus]

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.

[robokirk]

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.

[Mustafa]

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