Satsumas
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I have just cycled my new tank and everything is ready to plant up and add fish. The tank in question is a 20gal long and there is a 96W CF light hanging over it so if i dont get a hold of it there could be a big algae outbreak.
There is a current outbreak of diatoms and i've noticed that there is some algae on the glass which i think would get very thick and leggy if i dont stop it. I have a few plants in there which should be soaking up the nutrients like cabomba and elodea but i can only think that there arent enough nutrients for them as they dont look too healthy. I have cleaned the glass with an algae scraper and it seems to completely dissapear but i'd rather not be doing this if there is a way around it.
I would start to plant the tank up but i can't make any orders at the moment as postage is a problem this time of year.
Any help will be appriciated. TIA
There is a current outbreak of diatoms and i've noticed that there is some algae on the glass which i think would get very thick and leggy if i dont stop it. I have a few plants in there which should be soaking up the nutrients like cabomba and elodea but i can only think that there arent enough nutrients for them as they dont look too healthy. I have cleaned the glass with an algae scraper and it seems to completely dissapear but i'd rather not be doing this if there is a way around it.
I would start to plant the tank up but i can't make any orders at the moment as postage is a problem this time of year.
Any help will be appriciated. TIA