Richard Dowling
Member
Hi All
As im going on Holiday soon and didnt want to set up my new TMC Signature, Ive set up my Fluval Ebi:
Lighting - 11w Standard Lighting and a 28w Desk Lamp (8 Hours a Day)
Ferts - EI (the quantities recommended on AquariumPlantFood.co.uk)
CO2 - FE (Running at around1.5bps on average, im unsure what is best here. It hasnt been coming on an hour before and after lighting period as I dont have a second timer plug)
Substrate - Fluval Shrimp Substrate
Filtration - Standard Fluval Ebi Internal Filter
NO FISH
Im getting Hair Algae on the old HC Leaves (the ones that went yellow during dry start, the rest are green and healthy) Ive been trimming the HC short but the problem with that is it leaves the old leaves behind all the time.
Im also getting brown algae on the glass by the substrate which is also spreading onto the old HC leaves.
Any ideas what is causing this? It shouldnt be lack of nutrients, Could it be too strong lighting (39w over 6.6 gallons does seem quite a bit now Im thinking about it) or too much/not enough CO2?
As im going on Holiday soon and didnt want to set up my new TMC Signature, Ive set up my Fluval Ebi:
Lighting - 11w Standard Lighting and a 28w Desk Lamp (8 Hours a Day)
Ferts - EI (the quantities recommended on AquariumPlantFood.co.uk)
CO2 - FE (Running at around1.5bps on average, im unsure what is best here. It hasnt been coming on an hour before and after lighting period as I dont have a second timer plug)
Substrate - Fluval Shrimp Substrate
Filtration - Standard Fluval Ebi Internal Filter
NO FISH
Im getting Hair Algae on the old HC Leaves (the ones that went yellow during dry start, the rest are green and healthy) Ive been trimming the HC short but the problem with that is it leaves the old leaves behind all the time.
Im also getting brown algae on the glass by the substrate which is also spreading onto the old HC leaves.
Any ideas what is causing this? It shouldnt be lack of nutrients, Could it be too strong lighting (39w over 6.6 gallons does seem quite a bit now Im thinking about it) or too much/not enough CO2?