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    Frustrated with algae and sad plants

    I'm not for sure which crypt they are - I believe they are Cryptocoryne lutea though. New foliage comes out bright green, but turns bronze as they age.
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    Frustrated with algae and sad plants

    Here are two photos from this morning - the algae isn't too bad as I spent 1.5 hours scrubbing and cleaning this morning. Before scrubbing there were entire leaves coated in it. I don't think it is a diatom as it is stringy and doesn't 'melt' into nothingness when I touch it. The pale patches...
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    Frustrated with algae and sad plants

    Thank you for the responses. I'll try to get a picture of the algae to post (I'm technologically challenged, so it will take me some time to figure it out!). I no longer use the 18,000k light as I switched to LED in June. How do I calculate if I'm low, medium or high light with the LEDs...
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    Frustrated with algae and sad plants

    I have an eight month old 55 gal. freshwater planted aquarium that I am extremely frustrated with. I wanted to go low-tech, but it is not working out that way. I really don't want to go to CO2 injection. Plants have been tough to manage, although CO2 booster has helped - they are growing well...
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