Dreamroper
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Hi Everyone,
This is my first planted tank and I think I have some sort of algae growing on my plants. I'm not sure if it's blackbeard algae or something else, but you can see the little fibrous growth on the Amazon Swords and also the leaves on my Chain Swords turn black.
I have 2 T5s that I'm probably leaving on too long each day (12-14 hours) and I'm most likely overfeeding a bit. At least after looking on the web, that's my conclusion.
My question is: how do I get my plants clean and get the algae to stop other than the two obvious mistakes I've made and noted?
Is there a treatment to add to the water, or do I need to take the plants out completely and treat them and then put them back in?
Thanks for your help-D
This is my first planted tank and I think I have some sort of algae growing on my plants. I'm not sure if it's blackbeard algae or something else, but you can see the little fibrous growth on the Amazon Swords and also the leaves on my Chain Swords turn black.
I have 2 T5s that I'm probably leaving on too long each day (12-14 hours) and I'm most likely overfeeding a bit. At least after looking on the web, that's my conclusion.
My question is: how do I get my plants clean and get the algae to stop other than the two obvious mistakes I've made and noted?
Is there a treatment to add to the water, or do I need to take the plants out completely and treat them and then put them back in?
Thanks for your help-D