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Thanks for the relies. I thought maybe to clarify, here is a picture of my tank as it currently is: All of the plants are growing and coping, but going forward, I’d like to know which plants will thrive rather than just survive. Thanks

Hi everyone I have a 110litre tank with CO2 injection and high lighting. I was fertilising heavily but came to realise that this was causing algae issues. My problem is that I live in London and I’m using treated tap water. The water is very hard and I don’t want to go through the process of...

Cheers Darrel. Yeah, I agree. The technique sounds good - add when you see a need. I’m also going to slowly phase out plants that like soft water in favour for hard water plants. I’ve occasionally dosed after a water change and there are plenty of root tabs in the substrate, but I’ll keep an eye...

I thought I’d update you all on my progress regarding my algae problem. It is now 95% gone, including bba that had been growing on the rocks and wood. My initial attempts were brought no success. I think I was overcomplicating matters, trying to overdose with fertiliser using the George Foreman...

Thanks very much for the feedback and suggestions everyone. What I’m going to do is go with one suggestion at a time and monitor for 2 weeks. This way I should be able to isolate the problem. I’ve started with a big clear out of debri, basically a full stripping of the filter and gravel vac...

Thanks for the advice Witcher. Do you have any suggestions for how to correct this? Would it just mean dosing with more magnesium?

Thanks Darrel, I'll look into replacing the fine sponges in the pre-filters. I have actually read that thread before as I occasionally get the problem of the filter sucking in air. I think you are probably on to something regarding organic waste in the filter as one possible contributing factor...

Hi Keith Here are some of the parameters: Filter: Oase Biomaster Thermo 350. I’ve kept the setup standard but replaced the biological media with Seachem pebbles. The filter is cleaned monthly. The bioload of my fish is quite small so the filter is never dirty. Water Changes: 50% once a week...

Hey Ryan, sorry the pics didn't load. I had to modify the link a bit. They're up now. The light I'm using is a Fluval Fresh and Plant 500mm, running at about 70% at the moment for 8 hours a day, but with a ramp on and off, so effectively 7 hours at full power. I'm dosing daily with Easy-Life...

Hey guys Here is my tank. It is a 110 litre tank, with an Oase Biomaster 350 and CO2 in line diffusor. It has been running for about 8 months. Over the past month, I have been losing the battle against what appears to be some form of red algae. It has attached itself to every plant, even...