tiger terror
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I have green algea coming on some of my plants&was wondering if a uv sterilizer would be beneficial? Any thoughts would be appreciated...Thx
Discusapisto said:Do you run co2? What type of lighting? How many hours a day do you run your lights? Also are the fixtures right on top of the tank or a few inches above on legs or mounted? Sorry for the barrage of questions but a few things we all need to know to help out.
tiger terror said:Ok,Thx for the response...the 75g has 3 lights: 2 of them being 48" coral life t5 NO's -2 daylight-2 actinic bulbs&the other being a marineland 36" which I use for lunar lighting..t5's are on for 9 consecutive hrs&the lunar lighting stays on around the clock..all three lights rest on top of my glass hood approx. 3" above the water level&also no co2 on this tank.. the 20g tall has a 24" t5 dual bulb 6500k HO which sits above the tank approx. 5 3/4" above the water level running for 9hrs consecutively..using a DIY co2 unit at 1 bps..
Discusapisto said:And the algae is in both tanks or just the 75?
Discusapisto said:I'll tackle your other tank after we get a lid on the 75 too
tiger terror said:Thx for getting back to me...thinking I just might go to low light in the 75g,would the 36" marineland led be considered low light? It has both lunar and daylight...also I keep lake malawi cichlids in this tank(19 in total)
Discusapisto said:Lol my bad I didn't realize it was a cichlid tank yes the marineland led is perfect for a Malawi tank. Here I was thinking it was fully planted I knew I forgot to ask you somethingas for the 29 gallon most of what I said applies to that tank as well but you have some co2 running in there which gets you a step in the right direction friend.(thumb).
tiger terror said:The 75g is sparsely planted..the stock goes as follows-1 anubias congensis, 1 anubias barteri,amazon sword,ruffled sword&horn wort..
Discusapisto said:The sword plants won't last the attentions of the cichlids as they grow plus they really grow better in a fully planted tank so move them to your 29 if room allows. The anubias how ever are perfect for cichlids I have a lake tangniyikan tank with anubias all through out the tank with LEDs and my lighting is in about 6 hours a day no algae issues or any with the plants for that matter. If your getting algae on the anubias cut back your photo period for a bit and see if that helps.
Discusapisto said:The sword plants won't last the attentions of the cichlids as they grow plus they really grow better in a fully planted tank so move them to your 29 if room allows. The anubias how ever are perfect for cichlids I have a lake tangniyikan tank with anubias all through out the tank with LEDs and my lighting is in about 6 hours a day no algae issues or any with the plants for that matter. If your getting algae on the anubias cut back your photo period for a bit and see if that helps.
Discusapisto said:They are gonna do way better in there for sure(thumb
Discusapisto said:If it's a Chinese algae eater your better to give him up as well. A tank that size I'd do a pair of rams and a nice school of tetras with the plants it will be a sweet set up. Chinese algae eaters don't do much of anything get a bristle nose pleco or oto cats they would suit your situation better.