Keetchy
Member
So I'm doing 2 x 75% WCs weekly, the light I have is only on 60% intensity, I'm ferting 30ml daily of TNC complete and I have circulation round the whole tank with an in tank Bazooka C02 diffuser.
Nearly all my plants have new weekly algae on them, so does the rocks and even the Nerite snails are covered in algae. The glass however isn't too bad.
I have very few fish in the tank (6 rummeynoses, 4 lemon tetra, 6 silver tip tetra, 3 ember tetra, 3 ottos, 13 amano, 3 corys). So the fish load isnt massive but yet every week the sponges and media in the external filter are caked in brown gunk and the sponge in the Eheim surface cleaner is blocked with gunk too.
The wood in the tank is very old and they weren't bought from a reputable place like AG. Think they were Ebay jobbies from years and years ago. A mate of mine suggested maybe it's the wood that is causing the algae and gunk issues I got.
I'm planning a rescape in the next few weeks and wanted to get your guy's thoughts on the wood causing the issues. If it could be the wood then I'm thinking of going for an all rock, no wood scape next.
Nearly all my plants have new weekly algae on them, so does the rocks and even the Nerite snails are covered in algae. The glass however isn't too bad.
I have very few fish in the tank (6 rummeynoses, 4 lemon tetra, 6 silver tip tetra, 3 ember tetra, 3 ottos, 13 amano, 3 corys). So the fish load isnt massive but yet every week the sponges and media in the external filter are caked in brown gunk and the sponge in the Eheim surface cleaner is blocked with gunk too.
The wood in the tank is very old and they weren't bought from a reputable place like AG. Think they were Ebay jobbies from years and years ago. A mate of mine suggested maybe it's the wood that is causing the algae and gunk issues I got.
I'm planning a rescape in the next few weeks and wanted to get your guy's thoughts on the wood causing the issues. If it could be the wood then I'm thinking of going for an all rock, no wood scape next.