Type of algea/ HELP!

[Austin.b]

Ive had this type of algea in my tank for about a week and a half now. It has started to spread to other plants. I have cut off all the really bad leaves, but its starting to spread to my more expensive plants and I'm scared. What should I do?

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It looks like hair.

 

[Patrice]

Seem to me you have many types of problem in you aquarium. There are 2 good reason for that. One, your playing to much with your parameter. Making difficult for you to determined what's is missing or excess.
Here what you need to do. Don't fix the problem. Just make sure every parameter are good. Fertilizer, light and Co2. It will stabilize. I recommend adding excel x2 to kill what you have now. And maybe somes algea eater.

seconds. To little plants competing they algea. Get some fast growing plants.

If you thing you have hair algea. You have a exces iron. BUT, its possible that you are missing (you are low) on other type of fertilizer, like no3, mg, cal or po4. Because of you are low in one of them, your plants have stop taking iron.

 

[aqua_chem]

Can you do a nitrate test? I think you might have a deficiency issue going on too.

 

[Austin.b]

Seem to me you have many types of problem in you aquarium. There are 2 good reason for that. One, your playing to much with your parameter. Making difficult for you to determined what's is missing or excess.
Here what you need to do. Don't fix the problem. Just make sure every parameter are good. Fertilizer, light and Co2. It will stabilize. I recommend adding excel x2 to kill what you have now. And maybe somes algea eater.

seconds. To little plants competing they algea. Get some fast growing plants.

If you thing you have hair algea. You have a exces iron. BUT, its possible that you are missing (you are low) on other type of fertilizer, like no3, mg, cal or po4. Because of you are low in one of them, your plants have stop taking iron.

Ergg, how would I change that? (the excess iron) and I've began to dose some fert again. Would this help? Also, i don't have co2 running currently. Im waiting for the drop checker to come. I don't want to add excel because it's a shrimp tank an I've heard excel can kill shrimp. Also, are there any signs that show my plants are taking in iron again?

 

[Austin.b]

Can you do a nitrate test? I think you might have a deficiency issue going on too.

Ok I'll do one right now, I'll post the results in like 5 mins

 

[Austin.b]

Can you do a nitrate test? I think you might have a deficiency issue going on too.

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I always feel colour-blind when I do these tests>.< but it looks like 10ppm

 

[Austin.b]

Quick random question, how often do I need to replace the drop checker fluid? I was thinking every day. Is this right?

 

[aqua_chem]

Quick random question, how often do I need to replace the drop checker fluid? I was thinking every day. Is this right?

I do mine once every 2-4 weeks.

 

[Austin.b]

I do mine once every 2-4 weeks.

Awesome! And do you just leave it in the tank for like 3 weeks and take it out, replace the fluid and put it back in?

 

[aqua_chem]

Awesome! And do you just leave it in the tank for like 3 weeks and take it out, replace the fluid and put it back in?

Pretty much