somnomania
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Feb 2, 2012
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I have a 5-gallon tank with a betta and two snails living in it. I've attempted to get several plants to grow in it, and out of the six already-grown plants I started with, I have two that have survived, and from one of those TopFin packages of mixed bulbs, I have a single lily that grew (but only after I put a brighter lightbulb in the tank). My problem is that after I put the brighter light in, the algae population EXPLODED. I'm pretty sure that's what killed some of the other grown plants, as even after I rubbed the algae off their leaves, they still slowly turned brown and died. I have a partial shade on the surface of the water to block some of the light, because the betta seemed to dislike how bright it was. So I guess my question is: do I need to do something about the algae? The remaining plants seem to be untouched by it. Also, could I go back to the less-powerful lightbulb and expect the plants to be fine, now that they're grown?