Hamzerii
New Member
Hello,
I made this 20 x 20 cm tank at the start of the year, but algae took over really bad, it was growing really fast, covering every surface so I gave up and took out all the plants as they were covered with some sort of hair algae.
What are some things I should do differently?
- I think I should plant heavily from the start, would this help?
At the beginning ^
(Algae got much worse after this ^)
Also, I had no way of removing the algae from the pearlweed as everytime I'd try to pull out a piece of algae using tweezers, it would pull out the plant with it.
I made this 20 x 20 cm tank at the start of the year, but algae took over really bad, it was growing really fast, covering every surface so I gave up and took out all the plants as they were covered with some sort of hair algae.
- The lights were on for around 6 hours and on the lowest setting. (It's in a high setting for the picture)
- I didn't do many water changes as there is no livestock yet.
What are some things I should do differently?
- I think I should plant heavily from the start, would this help?
At the beginning ^
(Algae got much worse after this ^)
Also, I had no way of removing the algae from the pearlweed as everytime I'd try to pull out a piece of algae using tweezers, it would pull out the plant with it.