Ph slightly high and some sort of red aglae

Hi all,

I have had this red algae appeared on some of the slate as well as ive just noticed the PH has risen to about 8. This is within the top end ranges of what most of the fish i have can cope with but is their any way to lower it slightly? Also is this red algae something to do with it?

Thanks Tony.

either use magnetic scrabber or buy 1 algae eater and use ph meter to fix the ph level of your tank..

I have both of those already, The plec is cleaning it daily but now hes starting to turn a very light red coulour which looks very nice but im not sure if its very healthy for him. The glass only gets a small amount of green alage but this is only growing on the rock nothing else. Could it be theirs to much iron ore in the slate?

I seen these things in the That Fish Place catalog and there called Magic Aquarium Balls
You put one in for every ten gallons of water and it fixes the pH, nitrates, and cleans the water.... And then again there's always the pH down chemical in a pH kit.

I cant find them in the uk but ill will look into them more. Heres a pic of the algae.

Ok think ive got it this time

Here is a website that gives a detailed discussion about red algae in freshwater aquariums:
www.thekrib.com/Plants/Algae/red-algae.html

If that link doesn't work, just blame my lack of computer skills. Any sort of algae grows because it's being fed. Live plants can help starve out the algae, and partial water changes will also remove some of its food. If it is just on the rocks, maybe you could remove them and soak them in a bleach solution followed by a thorough rinsing. The partial water changes may also help the pH; I would avoid the pH changing chemicals because they could work too well and shock the fish. Indian Almond leaves (Catappa leaf) will also help lower pH, as will Malaysian driftwood. The Catappa leaves are available on Aquabid.com.

i tell almost everywhere to keep aquarium free from disease and algae is do 40 % water change and siphon it in every 7 days and also provide small pellets while feeding at the same time you must keep in mind that the extra pellets that willn't go on the bottom,if it goes it'll cause NH3 and nitrate level high..so to reduce ph do wtarer change and siphon in every 7 days...