kmny34
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I have a 30 gallon tank that is having issues with the algaes stated in the title. No matter what I do I cannot seem to get rid of it. For some reason it is out competing my plants. Here are the specs of the tank:
Plants-
1 amazon sword
1 green crypt wendtii
1 red crypt wendtii
1 crypt parva
1 crinum natans
1 moss ball
1 banana plant
2 java fern on driftwood
1 crypt spirol
some dwarf sag
some crypt valanci (Not sure how to spell this crypt)
Most of my plants grow very well in my tank especially the crypts but I cant stop the algae. (Green Spot & Balck beard)
Lighting- 2 T5 bulbs a total of 78 watts, I run my lights for about 5-8 hrs a day.
I do weekly water changes that are about 30-40% each week. I dose seachem comprehensive and potassium every wednesday and sunday at the recommended dosage for my tank. I also was dosing api co2 booster but I switched to seachem exel liquid co2 just recently. I dose the liquid co2 on a daily basis at the recommended dose.
AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG THAT COULD BE CAUSING THE ALGAE??? IF SO, WHAT COULD YOU GUYS SUGGEST TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM???
Plants-
1 amazon sword
1 green crypt wendtii
1 red crypt wendtii
1 crypt parva
1 crinum natans
1 moss ball
1 banana plant
2 java fern on driftwood
1 crypt spirol
some dwarf sag
some crypt valanci (Not sure how to spell this crypt)
Most of my plants grow very well in my tank especially the crypts but I cant stop the algae. (Green Spot & Balck beard)
Lighting- 2 T5 bulbs a total of 78 watts, I run my lights for about 5-8 hrs a day.
I do weekly water changes that are about 30-40% each week. I dose seachem comprehensive and potassium every wednesday and sunday at the recommended dosage for my tank. I also was dosing api co2 booster but I switched to seachem exel liquid co2 just recently. I dose the liquid co2 on a daily basis at the recommended dose.
AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG THAT COULD BE CAUSING THE ALGAE??? IF SO, WHAT COULD YOU GUYS SUGGEST TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM???