bshenanagins
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I'm getting increasing algae growth in my planted tank and it's starting to get annoying. On my plants and most of my driftwood and rocks there is a thin layer currently of green algae covering them. Also, on the glass I have that brown algae. It's a 40 gallon with a T5 unit, dual 65 watt bulbs (6700/10000), so a total of 130w and lights are on 8 hours a day. My substrate is Eco complete, dosing excel once a day (capful), and dosing aquariumfertilizersdotcom's "Micro-Macro" mix. I have two java ferns, an amazon sword, 6 bunches of Hygrophila angustifolia, 4 anubias Nana, half the tank is micro sword and the other dwarf baby tears carpet wise. So what's my causing the algae? Thanks