I'm brand new to the board...relatively new to live plants aquariums.
I've had my 50 gallon for about a year now. I've gone through the "rookie" mistakes and have destroyed an entire tank of plants w/ poor judgement and bad advice. I've done really well the past 5 months or so and the tank has looked good. My plants are reproducing constantly and haven't had any unexpected deaths (fish or plants) and have avoided green/dull water and algea blooms.
I think i'm doing well for a beginner...low budget...then comes the black hair!
It's gone crazy! it's on all the plant leaf edges. I got the advice to add Mollies. I added some since I didn't have many fish and they don't seem to be doing much. I've kept feeding to a minimum (learned from the first go round) and haven't changed my routine (lights/co2 formula/water changes/etc) for the past few months.
Any advice? I tried to pull it off but it seemed to be doing more harm than good.
I've had my 50 gallon for about a year now. I've gone through the "rookie" mistakes and have destroyed an entire tank of plants w/ poor judgement and bad advice. I've done really well the past 5 months or so and the tank has looked good. My plants are reproducing constantly and haven't had any unexpected deaths (fish or plants) and have avoided green/dull water and algea blooms.
I think i'm doing well for a beginner...low budget...then comes the black hair!
It's gone crazy! it's on all the plant leaf edges. I got the advice to add Mollies. I added some since I didn't have many fish and they don't seem to be doing much. I've kept feeding to a minimum (learned from the first go round) and haven't changed my routine (lights/co2 formula/water changes/etc) for the past few months.
Any advice? I tried to pull it off but it seemed to be doing more harm than good.