Togliat said:You must be my evil twin.
Or maybe you're good and I'm the evil twin...LoL.
I have some brown spots, some new red tail rasboras that look a bit like your tetra, and your angel looks just liked mine!
To get back on topic, I am monitoring my plants now.
I have two T5HO lights at 54w each and run them about ten hours every day.
I also add a capful of Flourish Excel daily but don't have a CO2 setup yet.
Are you sure your brown spots is an algae-related issue?
Some of my plants almost seem to be recovering a bit after I first noticed the brown on them.
Togliat said:Thanks. I think the original poster should provide tank size too. Might be the same problem.
I don't want to hijack the thread!
For my own 155g tank,
I was aware I was marginal, and was careful to try to select low light plants.
The amazon swords are doing ok, but one other plant (cryptocoryne lutea) has the brown spots.
I don't relish the thought of replacing my hood and lights!
Why make a hood with only two T5 fixtures for a 155 gallon tall aquarium?
Seems silly to me.
Are higher watt bulbs available?
Wy Renegade said:Agree with fort, appears to be multiple issues. You have diatoms on the rocks, not a big deal, usually a common occurrence at the end of the tank cycle, and they typically disappear on their own. The brown on the plants appears to be other issues.
iamkush said:are you sure your plants are fully aquatic? that was my problem!