Do Algae Grow Better In Low Light. The type of lighting you are using can greatly affect the growth of nuisance algae in a system. Some plants will die when placed under a lot of light.

However, our plants also require sufficient light to grow well, hence controlling aquarium lighting is a balancing act necessary to achieve continuous success in planted tank algae control. For example, red or green light is better for cnidarians when they want to grow, rather than blue. Higher light intensity triggers algae faster in tanks with trigger factors but spectrum (as far as hobbyist tanks are concerned) are a non factor.