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What is the best way to keep scum from building on the bottom of a fish tank2007-11-24 23:41:04

My wife and I have a 50gal Aquarium. We mainly have guppy's but we also have a DoJo and two different types of Algae Eaters. The tank walls are fine, but the rocks in the bottom of the tank and the plastic trees are building a nasty scum. The stuff on the rocks looks like some kind of fungus. Any ideas what this is or what I should do to eradicate this problem?

Thanks for all answers. God Bless.

Answers:

the scum is fish food .

it is called Algae

tialapas , and carp love to suck it

it is a sign that the water is healthy and to people who know what they are talking about it is beautifull

i put bones in the water and rocks ,where the sun can get to it and this scum(algae )as you call it grows on the surface

a sight for sore eyes if you are a fish

be happy you got it

and start worying when it dies

i also put roof tiles in the water on the edges to produce as much algae as posible

the problem is inyour mind

you would destroy a rich sought after fish food

the fish will call you a homosapian maniac

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go to the pet store and get an algea eater fish they will keep the tank clean. and they can give you more and better productive tips. GOOD LUCK

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Your sucker fish are doing all they can, but you cant get all the algae.

You just need to take the trees and the rocks out and wipe the algae off the plants and clean the stones in hot water.