I started mymtank up a month ago. At the 2 to 3 week stage my nitrites read zero I have been adding fish bit by bit once the tank cycled but always seem to have this brown string algae growing at a rapid rate and gets tanglta in the plants
I have 13 amano shrimp some Otto's, 3 Siamese algae eaters and a few other fish I got it out with a toothbrush and did a 50% weekly water change but in the morning it looked worse so i tested my tap water and nittrate reading was around 18mg/l out my tap. I live in Leatherhead Surrey.
Is the brown hair algae due to nitrates out tap being high or new tsnk syndrome only
My SAES eat it but still grows too fast.
What are cheap ways to reduce nitrates other than buying an expensive RO kit.
I was advised that the TnC complete I'm using i ahould up the dosage to 3 x the normal daily dose and up co2 to promote plant grgrow which will kill off the algae.
Should I not rather use tnc light then as that has no nitrates and phosphates and will 3 x the daily dose be ok as I also keep shrimp. My tank is 200 litres.
I have 13 amano shrimp some Otto's, 3 Siamese algae eaters and a few other fish I got it out with a toothbrush and did a 50% weekly water change but in the morning it looked worse so i tested my tap water and nittrate reading was around 18mg/l out my tap. I live in Leatherhead Surrey.
Is the brown hair algae due to nitrates out tap being high or new tsnk syndrome only
My SAES eat it but still grows too fast.
What are cheap ways to reduce nitrates other than buying an expensive RO kit.
I was advised that the TnC complete I'm using i ahould up the dosage to 3 x the normal daily dose and up co2 to promote plant grgrow which will kill off the algae.
Should I not rather use tnc light then as that has no nitrates and phosphates and will 3 x the daily dose be ok as I also keep shrimp. My tank is 200 litres.