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there are many thing that cause algae. most of the time is because your plant grow is stunt. First of all you need to post your tank detail, as detail as possible
hi , can any brothers out here help me !
aglae had been growing on my plants and i dont know the reason why !
i had my t5 light on 8 hours a day , izzit this the problem that algae grow ?
there are many thing that cause algae. most of the time is because your plant grow is stunt. First of all you need to post your tank detail, as detail as possible
hee hee , i just pluck out all the plants and throw away , even my christmas moss i also throw away , going 2 redo the tank again ! do you have any suggestion that will prevent so much of algae grow ? even the driftwood is full of aglae !
ohs , sorry to inform that my co2 will start when my light is on ! per day only feed the fish one days
You need to provide more information in-order for forumers to help. First of all we don't even know your WPG and what plants are you refering to beside the christmas moss. Can you identify the algea ? If not any photo ?Originally Posted by ho6839
hi bro , what does ur WPG stand for ?
anyway my aglae is a bit black in colours and the algae will also grow from the soil !
Re: why aglae keep on growing at my plant ?
sorry bro , i dont seen to be able to download my picture here !
WPG stand for watt per gallon
So basically you need to post you tank dimension, light wattage, CO2 ppm level, fertilizer dosing, filter flow rate and substrate.
Sounds like BBA from the description. For new tanks, do more frequent water changes to keep the ammonia level down. For the BBA, use a drop checker with DIY KH4 solution (search the forum) and then fine tune the CO2 later on if needed. Do not assume the drop checker to be 100% accurate. Also make sure you have enough surface movement and current throughout the tank.
Regards,
Peter Gwee
Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger
If you are starting over and there are no fish or plants then add hydrogen peroxide to the tank to kill all the algae (and everything else). Somewhere on the forum is the dose... It will break down into water and oxygen but not before killing all the algae. This will give you a clean start.
What type of T5 do you have? We need more details. It sounds like your tank was very out of balance and we don't want you to repeat the mistake.
If you were only feeding the fish once a week and not adding fertilizer for the plants then the plants were deprived of potassium, calcium, magnesium etc... Because the BBA is slow growing it can better cope with nutrient deficiency than the plants which want to grow fast but can't.
As other members have pointed, you need to provide more information about your tank for anyone to help.
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Tank size and volume
What kind of lighting you have and wattage of the same
What filter do you have
Are you injecting CO2? are you dosing any fertilizers?
What plants do you have and how densely are they planted
Any fauna (fishes, shrimps) in the tank.
As said by Tyrone, algae occurs because of imbalance of nutrients in water and their consumption by plants.
Good luck for your new setup
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