Black beard algae

[mr.sam]

Hi every one. I have a problem and can use some advice. I have a bad case of black beard algae in my tank. I went on vacation for 3 weeks and left my sister in charge of my tank. I come home and I notice I have black beard algae now it's out of control. I'm doing 30 percent water changes every week what can I do to get my tank back to where it needs to be


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[Mebbid]

What do you use for carbon and ferts? What light fixture do you have?

 

[mr.sam]

I have a 6 light T5. 4 of the bulbs are
Full spectrum daylight 6,500k
the other 2 are Super daylight 12,000k. I


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[mr.sam]

20 pound Pressurized C02 using an atomic reactor and atomic defuser from GLA. I dose iron and trace elements 3 times a week


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[Mebbid]

20 pound Pressurized C02 using an atomic reactor and atomic defuser from GLA. I dose iron and trace elements 3 times a week


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Nice setup. Too bad you don't have the fertilizers to back them up

The culprit of your algae outbreak is most likely a lack of proper amounts of ferts for the plans.

I would highly suggest looking into either EI or PPS Pro dosing regimens for your tank.