eco23
Aquarium Advice Addict
jetajockey said:doing big WC's will definitely reduce the green water issue, but you are still left with figuring out what caused it to begin with.
I know people say actinics are useless but I've also seen people say that algae can use it.
I've yet to see any real data going either direction, so if I was battling this problem it would be something i'd keep on the table. I've not tested it in any serious fashion so I cannot say either way.
I don't know if the fert dosing once a week is going to make or break the issue, I'd stick with the lighting solutions first.
I'll definitely reduce the lighting, but I've gotta blame the ferts at least a bit because I've had these lights with the same routine for months and the algae never showed up until I switched to real plants and dosed the plant food a couple times.