wdcolo
Aquarium Advice Newbie
The tank was established about 30 days before planting: Substrate installed, filters / Heaters running, Lights installed, natural CO2 system installed, but not turned on.
The tank was planted about 3 weeks ago and CO2 was started. Fish added a week ago -- the tank has not cycled yet so am watching for ammonia, nitrites, etc. Fish are happy and schooling, but Algae has now started to take hold in the tank (only faint traces visible). I would like to nip this in the bud right now. I also don't understand why the PH has changed so suddenly, and what may be causing that to occur.
Any Advice?
Tank Specifics:
20 gallons
3.25 Watts / Gallon (Light)
Natural CO2
ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0.25 ppm
Nitrate: 0 ppm
PH: moved from 7.6 down to 6.0 in the last week.
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The tank was planted about 3 weeks ago and CO2 was started. Fish added a week ago -- the tank has not cycled yet so am watching for ammonia, nitrites, etc. Fish are happy and schooling, but Algae has now started to take hold in the tank (only faint traces visible). I would like to nip this in the bud right now. I also don't understand why the PH has changed so suddenly, and what may be causing that to occur.
Any Advice?
Tank Specifics:
20 gallons
3.25 Watts / Gallon (Light)
Natural CO2
ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0.25 ppm
Nitrate: 0 ppm
PH: moved from 7.6 down to 6.0 in the last week.
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