I have been struggling with a couple kinds of algae for awhile now. You can see the black algae on top of the melon sword on the left, and all around on the leaves in other places.
Info:
- 10 gallon tank
- 48w T5 lighting -- bulbs are not that old
- Light is left on all night; trying to grow my plants quickly.
- CO2 injection
- ~78-80 degrees
- 7.4 pH
- 4 glass cats
- 2 guppies
- 2 ottos
- 1 amano shrimp
- Have no ammonia problems, this is tested every so often
- Do water changes every other week
I'm ABOUT to put in some Glossostigma, but it's true that I'm worried the algae will have a field day with it!
I haven't yet checked if any of my conditioner or fertilizers do or don't have aloe extract. What am I doing wrong?
Here's a picture below (link or attachment). ANY help would be very much appreciated. Thank you!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/gills77/tank2.jpg
Info:
- 10 gallon tank
- 48w T5 lighting -- bulbs are not that old
- Light is left on all night; trying to grow my plants quickly.
- CO2 injection
- ~78-80 degrees
- 7.4 pH
- 4 glass cats
- 2 guppies
- 2 ottos
- 1 amano shrimp
- Have no ammonia problems, this is tested every so often
- Do water changes every other week
I'm ABOUT to put in some Glossostigma, but it's true that I'm worried the algae will have a field day with it!
I haven't yet checked if any of my conditioner or fertilizers do or don't have aloe extract. What am I doing wrong?
Here's a picture below (link or attachment). ANY help would be very much appreciated. Thank you!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/gills77/tank2.jpg