Something has always bothered me about the algae that grows on the glass of all our aquariums. For some reason No matter how powerful the scrubber,,,no matter how large the skimmer,,no matter how clean the water,,,we all still get algae growing on the glass. If you compare the surface of your rough, protected,well lit screen in you ATS to the smooth, clean aquarium glass that has grazers all over it how is it possible? Why does the algae like the glass so much?
What kind of algae is it? How does it cover and make green a smooth surface in a matter of 3 days? I went on vacation for the long weekend and when I got home I could not see into my tank,,the glass was covered with bright green powder algae. I am not asking how to avoid this algae nor am I asking how to remove it. What I would like is to understand WHAT this algae is and HOW it can grow so fast on such a poor surface. I think we could learn a lot.,..