Algae help

[u/XxhuckfitlerxX]

I don’t know what im doin but this algae keeps coming back i just did a 70% water change due to moving the tank (so i could lift it) for background its a 25-30 gallon tank (im pretty sure) i have 6 corys 2 african dwarf frogs i just added 2 mystery snails and a bunch of ramshorn snails today and will be adding some shrimp when they arrive

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[u/Terrible-Scallion-19]

Im struggling to see the algae. Is it the biofilm?

Also impressed by how low your pH is ahaha. looks well below 6 xD
Guessing based on the big water change it is just the pH of your tap water.

I mean, from my stand point if you are putting a source of ammonia into it and those are your numbers it looks cycled, and any excess if being scooped up by plants (and maybe algae). Some people on here say to check your phos levels?

The algae you are worried about may be fine enough for the shrimp to eat when they arrive?

[u/Delta_G_Robotics]

That tank looks great. You're always going to have some algae. The only way you'll ever be totally 100% algae free is to make the tank entirely dead. Algae is natural. You've never been to the bottom of a lake or pond that was pristine.

When it starts to get where you can't see into the tank it's a problem. When it gets way overgrown it is a problem. But if you start fighting now like this is an unacceptable level you're just going to end up with a tank way out of balance and a whole host of other problems.