Any ideas or tips on how to control/get rid of staghorn and/or beard/thread algae ?
I have a 20 gal high , java ferns , 1 camboda , cpl sword plants , ludwiga repens ..
I have a red sea co2 kit ......
I change the filter pad every month ...
Levels are nitrite 0 , ammon 0 , nitrate 0 , I bought a phosphate test kit the other day and it was reading .25ppm OR 1.0ppm kinda hard to tell cuz the colors looks pretty much the same ..
I leave the light on for about 10 hours a day .. its a 65 watt ( 6,700 k ) dble strip light
I also have a seachem phosguard in the filter canister .. I do water changes every week about 25-50% ... but I still cant get rid of the stag and beard algae ... The beard algae is " glued " onto the sword plant leaves so if I try to remove it ,,, part of the leaf comes off ..
Are there any stickes or home remadies I can use..
I have a 20 gal high , java ferns , 1 camboda , cpl sword plants , ludwiga repens ..
I have a red sea co2 kit ......
I change the filter pad every month ...
Levels are nitrite 0 , ammon 0 , nitrate 0 , I bought a phosphate test kit the other day and it was reading .25ppm OR 1.0ppm kinda hard to tell cuz the colors looks pretty much the same ..
I leave the light on for about 10 hours a day .. its a 65 watt ( 6,700 k ) dble strip light
I also have a seachem phosguard in the filter canister .. I do water changes every week about 25-50% ... but I still cant get rid of the stag and beard algae ... The beard algae is " glued " onto the sword plant leaves so if I try to remove it ,,, part of the leaf comes off ..
Are there any stickes or home remadies I can use..