Alexgcraig
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi,
I'm starting to be overrun with grey beard algea, pics attached (note the algea balls on the right side of the wood... it's also growing on glass, can't see that on pics), I could use some advice here... tank stats below, am I going to have to make the jump to compressed CO2? I'd really like to get a carpet going, but every time i turn the lights back up to 75% on the LED dimmer the algea gets worse, tank has been established for about 5 months now,
thanks!
tank/specs:
55g: dosing PPS-Pro daily (using this guide suggested by Rivercats Newbie Guide to PPS-Pro - PPS Analysis and Feedback - Aquatic Plant Central) + daily Excel as directed on the bottle, lights reduced to 50% on the high light 7000K Build My LED dimmer with 2 hour pause in lighting mid-day, total photoperiod 6-7 hours.
6 rummynose tetras, 8 guppies, 8 pearl danios, 4 ottos, MANY RCS. java moss, HC (barely surviving!), glosso (reaching for the surface, not growing like a carpet...), micro swords (growing ok but slowly), ludwiga (growing very fast), vals (doing ok in spite of the excel), dwarf sag (growing fast), anubias, Amazon swords (w/ root tabs, doing ok). Eheim 2217.
tap water GK/KH; colors turn after 2 drops for each
PH 7.6, ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates .15/20
(sorry for the re-post, i was just not getting any answers on that old thread! thanks!)
I'm starting to be overrun with grey beard algea, pics attached (note the algea balls on the right side of the wood... it's also growing on glass, can't see that on pics), I could use some advice here... tank stats below, am I going to have to make the jump to compressed CO2? I'd really like to get a carpet going, but every time i turn the lights back up to 75% on the LED dimmer the algea gets worse, tank has been established for about 5 months now,
thanks!
tank/specs:
55g: dosing PPS-Pro daily (using this guide suggested by Rivercats Newbie Guide to PPS-Pro - PPS Analysis and Feedback - Aquatic Plant Central) + daily Excel as directed on the bottle, lights reduced to 50% on the high light 7000K Build My LED dimmer with 2 hour pause in lighting mid-day, total photoperiod 6-7 hours.
6 rummynose tetras, 8 guppies, 8 pearl danios, 4 ottos, MANY RCS. java moss, HC (barely surviving!), glosso (reaching for the surface, not growing like a carpet...), micro swords (growing ok but slowly), ludwiga (growing very fast), vals (doing ok in spite of the excel), dwarf sag (growing fast), anubias, Amazon swords (w/ root tabs, doing ok). Eheim 2217.
tap water GK/KH; colors turn after 2 drops for each
PH 7.6, ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates .15/20
(sorry for the re-post, i was just not getting any answers on that old thread! thanks!)