I have hair algae growing on the tops of my live plants and am wondering the cause and solution, it happened once before, i turned off the lights for a few days as well as dosed with Flourish Excel and it went away in a few days, now that its back i want to find a cause so i can come up with a permanent solution, some background on my system.
Hardware:
33 gallon long; ac50'& fluval 206; 24" t5 fixture with power glow 18k bulb (7 months old) running 8 hours daytime; 2 Current USA 10" LED 453 moonlights running 17 hours.
Livestock:
5 tetras, 3 bronze corys, 1 big clown loach, 2 otos, 2 cherry shrimp & various snails fed small pinch of flake in the am; pinch of sinking pellets & 1 algae wafer daily.
Water Chemestry:
Temp 73, Ph 7.6, no detectable Nh3, No2, Cu, Nitrates between 20-30, Gh 4, Alk 4, phosphate @ 5ppm. Weekly 33% water changes, nutrafin tap water conditioner & rodi waste water/rodi pure water.
The things that i am guessing, and they ate guesses are the following:
T8 bulb is too old and needs replacing?
LED moonlights ate on too long but i don't think atnics could grow algae?
Phosphates being too high?
Florush Excel creating the issue, not the cure?
Over feeding, i don't think i do but ?
Bad food?
Thanks in advance for all of your suggestions/help.
Hardware:
33 gallon long; ac50'& fluval 206; 24" t5 fixture with power glow 18k bulb (7 months old) running 8 hours daytime; 2 Current USA 10" LED 453 moonlights running 17 hours.
Livestock:
5 tetras, 3 bronze corys, 1 big clown loach, 2 otos, 2 cherry shrimp & various snails fed small pinch of flake in the am; pinch of sinking pellets & 1 algae wafer daily.
Water Chemestry:
Temp 73, Ph 7.6, no detectable Nh3, No2, Cu, Nitrates between 20-30, Gh 4, Alk 4, phosphate @ 5ppm. Weekly 33% water changes, nutrafin tap water conditioner & rodi waste water/rodi pure water.
The things that i am guessing, and they ate guesses are the following:
T8 bulb is too old and needs replacing?
LED moonlights ate on too long but i don't think atnics could grow algae?
Phosphates being too high?
Florush Excel creating the issue, not the cure?
Over feeding, i don't think i do but ?
Bad food?
Thanks in advance for all of your suggestions/help.