Starting to see some alge

[KKAY27]

I started my 29 gallon a 4weeks ago, I added a bunch of plants 1 week ago! I have a crappy strip light on it now until my finnex 24/7 arrives! I turn it on for about 6 hours a day! Then I turn it off! I dose co2 and fertilizer!and my substrate is black sand and underneath is florite! I'm starting to see some algae and I'm freaking out I take my mag float and rub it off every other day! It's getting on my older plants and I don't know what to do! Please help I don't want it to take over my plants!!

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[SpaceFish42]

Try adding one or two nerite snails. I got one for my 20 gallon when it started having algae problems, and I haven't seen any algae since then.

 

[trennamw]

What kind of algae are you seeing? What does the rest of your maintenance look like? What are the water parameters?


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[KKAY27]

I'm adding to otos to my tank and I got my finnex 24/7 I'm keeping it on the lowest and I do weekly waterchanges

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[pittbully13]

Can you take pics of the algae on the plants?


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[KKAY27]

Can you take pics of the algae on the plants?


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This is it! It has gotten a little better since I got my ottos but it's still there!

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[pittbully13]

Usually with swords algae starts to show on older leaves (bottom ones), what I recommend is to just off the leaves that have algae on them. It will look better and encourage new grow for the sword.

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[bcarl_10gal]

When you say I am dosing CO2 you mean a liquid form i assume? Why are you doing this after the photo period?