Botanica
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hi everyone! It's been a crazy couple of months in my house with all the holidays and I started school...so I haven't been able to be online much. We are, however, having a problem in our planted tanks. There seems to be a brown algae growth on the leaves of our plants. They aren't diatoms because both tanks have gotten over that and it doesn't just wipe off. Also...it's not growing on the glass or rocks...just the plants. There also seems to be something wrong with our sword plant (in the 135) like something is eating away new growth...but nothing is...we dont think. . I'll attach photos below of afflicted plants both tanks...but here are the tanks stats:
135 gallon w/ 4x double bright Marineland LED 36" lights
Ammonia-0, Nitrite-0, Nitrate-20, pH-7.4
Dosed 2x/week with Seachem Comprehensive and Iron
Dosed daily with Excel Temp-82
Substrate Black Sand w/root tabs
55 gallon w/ t5ho 4x48" light 6500k 216w
Ammonia-0, Nitrite-0, Nitrate-5, pH-7.4
Dosed the same schedule as the other tank
Substrate Eco-complete w/sand cap and root tabs
We are putting together the co2 system for the 55g ASAP...prob in Feb. we really aren't very experienced in this at all, but we do love our fish and aquariums! . Please help! Thanks!!!
135 gallon w/ 4x double bright Marineland LED 36" lights
Ammonia-0, Nitrite-0, Nitrate-20, pH-7.4
Dosed 2x/week with Seachem Comprehensive and Iron
Dosed daily with Excel Temp-82
Substrate Black Sand w/root tabs
55 gallon w/ t5ho 4x48" light 6500k 216w
Ammonia-0, Nitrite-0, Nitrate-5, pH-7.4
Dosed the same schedule as the other tank
Substrate Eco-complete w/sand cap and root tabs
We are putting together the co2 system for the 55g ASAP...prob in Feb. we really aren't very experienced in this at all, but we do love our fish and aquariums! . Please help! Thanks!!!