LED aquarium lighting

[hartgirl]

With new lights that are stronger like these, is it normal to get a lot of brown algae growth?? It's substantially more than I had in just a week or so since lights on the plants and glass!


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[Brookster123]

Yes, with increased light you'll need to up carbon and ferts to keep algae at bay.

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[hartgirl]

More ferts will help the algae go away? I started using a half dose of excel as well thinking it might help...


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[hartgirl]

I will build up to a full dose (my hornwort may or may not like it much)...but I see new growth if a couple inches so that's something...


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[Brookster123]

More ferts will help the algae go away? I started using a half dose of excel as well thinking it might help...


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It will help the plants grow and out compete the algae.

I will build up to a full dose (my hornwort may or may not like it much)...but I see new growth if a couple inches so that's something...

Added Carbon is absolutely necessary with the increased light, you can switch to metricide 14 too, save you some serious dough.
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[hartgirl]

I think I will be switching after this bottle is gone it was free so not too bad haha


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[hartgirl]

Speaking of lighting...if I plan on setting up a new tank with the same lights I have (only 1 finnex 48") and there are excel sensitive plants in them, could u do anything else? Would I have to use co2 or stick with just not as powerful a light? ...or different plants...I was really into spiral vals for my (future) angelfish


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[Brookster123]

I think I will be switching after this bottle is gone it was free so not too bad haha


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Not bad at all! I use amazon for the metricide, $30 shipped for a gallon. I've heard of cheaper pricing on ebay but along with the lower price came a mystery brand.

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[hartgirl]

Not bad at all! I use amazon for the metricide, $30 shipped for a gallon. I've heard of cheaper pricing on ebay but along with the lower price came a mystery brand.

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Mystery anything is never a good idea in this hobby lol...maybe for a plant...if it was free lol


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