wet lettuce
Seedling
hi guys just wanna apologize in advance because you must all be sick of the algae posts by now ive been reading through the posts for a few months trying out any and all advice i can find to get rid of the algae but its just not happening. ive had me tank for nearly two years now but just recently started converting it into a planted tank (used to be veeerry plain). ill rattle off all the details first:
113 litre tank
2x 40 watt T8's - aquaglo runs for 9 hours a day, lifeglo runs for 6 hours a day through midday
aqua 1 aquis 1250 external filter (850 l/h)
home made fire extinguisher CO2 setup (made from the guide on this forum - thanks!)
Ive got 7 rainbows 4 german blue rams and 3 pakistani loaches at the minute and a couple amazon swords and java fern growing on my wood. im currently doing a 40% weekly water change and im not adding any fertilizers or owt for the plants. the algae practically covers my whole tank and all the plants every month and the whole lot needs a good scrub down. The plants still grow but it doesnt take the new leaves long before theyre covered in the green algae aswell as the glass. Ive got the Co2 setup ok so the drop checker is always on green, ive checked the ammonia, nitrate and nitrate levels constantly and theyre always nil and the only food waste i get in the tank is tiny bits from the frozen food floating round till the filter gets it. im guessing its the lighting thats the problem it always seems to be the lighting just not sure if its not enough or most likely too much but ive read a lot that lowering the lighting too much can encourage algae growth aswell. any advice is a great help because im almost bald from this now haha if you need any more info just let is know. thanks!
113 litre tank
2x 40 watt T8's - aquaglo runs for 9 hours a day, lifeglo runs for 6 hours a day through midday
aqua 1 aquis 1250 external filter (850 l/h)
home made fire extinguisher CO2 setup (made from the guide on this forum - thanks!)
Ive got 7 rainbows 4 german blue rams and 3 pakistani loaches at the minute and a couple amazon swords and java fern growing on my wood. im currently doing a 40% weekly water change and im not adding any fertilizers or owt for the plants. the algae practically covers my whole tank and all the plants every month and the whole lot needs a good scrub down. The plants still grow but it doesnt take the new leaves long before theyre covered in the green algae aswell as the glass. Ive got the Co2 setup ok so the drop checker is always on green, ive checked the ammonia, nitrate and nitrate levels constantly and theyre always nil and the only food waste i get in the tank is tiny bits from the frozen food floating round till the filter gets it. im guessing its the lighting thats the problem it always seems to be the lighting just not sure if its not enough or most likely too much but ive read a lot that lowering the lighting too much can encourage algae growth aswell. any advice is a great help because im almost bald from this now haha if you need any more info just let is know. thanks!