I think everything is/was going smoothly and then ... some algae. My goal for the tank is a nicely planted, clean look without too much maintenance. I replanted the tank about 2.5wks ago with a nice bundle of med-light plants and have, even prior to this replanting, been doing weekly 50% water changes. I think my numbers look good but I wonder now that this is starting to appear on most all of my plants (esp the slow growers) and even on some glass. Diatoms are to be expected but is this? Is it an early sign that something is amiss?
My numbers:
ph:6.6
gh: 6
kh: 4 (bumped 1x week with 1tsp baking soda)
no2: 0
no3: 12.5
po4: 1.0
co2: 30
My current dosing regimen:
3x week with seachem potassium
1x week seachem comprehensive
2x week seachem nitrogen
1x week seachem iron
Flora
(balansae, grn wendtii, red wendtii, tiger lotus, narrow leaf chain sword, java fern, anubias pygmy, anubias barteri, anubias coffeefolia, dwarf sag, corkscrew val)
My numbers:
ph:6.6
gh: 6
kh: 4 (bumped 1x week with 1tsp baking soda)
no2: 0
no3: 12.5
po4: 1.0
co2: 30
My current dosing regimen:
3x week with seachem potassium
1x week seachem comprehensive
2x week seachem nitrogen
1x week seachem iron
Flora
(balansae, grn wendtii, red wendtii, tiger lotus, narrow leaf chain sword, java fern, anubias pygmy, anubias barteri, anubias coffeefolia, dwarf sag, corkscrew val)