anything wrong with my tank?

[bEn88]

just wonder if there anything wrong with it ???
i got those green algaes that grow on the wall
thanks
Tank Dimensions (LxWxH): 2ftx1ftx1ft
Lighting Intensity(No of Watts) : 2x36
Type of Lighting (FL/PL/MH) : PL
No. of Hours your light is on: 8-10hrs
CO2 Injection Rate (bps) : 1bps
Type of CO2 (DIY/Liquid/Tank) : Tank
Method of Injection (e.g. Diffusor/Reactor): Reactor
Substrate Used : Dennerle quartz gravel
How Thick is your base fert :
How thick is your gravel :
Liquid Fertilizers Used : Dennerle gold 7,E7 and seachem flourish
Frequency of fertilization : 2 weeks
Tank Temperature : 27-28
Type of Filter (overhead/internal/canister) : canister
Filter media used :
How long has your tank been set up : 3 mths


Chemical Properties (Fill what you can)
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Carbonate Hardness (kh): 1
Total Hardness (gH):
PH : 5.5
NH4 (ppm):
NO2 (ppm):
NO3 (ppm):
PO4 (ppm):
Fe (ppm):

[PeterGwee]

Try to bring the KH up to 3 by means of baking soda...most pH probes we use are not meant for pure unbuffered water and results can swing around quite a bit. What kind of substrate are you using at the moment? No fertilization at all? You need to give us more info...the amount given currently is too little.

Regards
Peter Gwee

[bEn88]

i using Dennerle quartz gravel
i using Dennerle gold 7, E7 and seachen Flourish
i dose them per 2 weeks
hope these help
thanks

[vinz]

Too much lights, not enough fertiliser. For dennerle stuff dose according to instructions. Increase the frequency of Flourish to twice a week.

No base fert? Maybe a problem, unless you got lots of stem plants that will take fert from water column.

What plants do you have in there?

Cut the lights down. Your tank is only 14 gallons. You have 72 watts. Thats 5WPG. Way too much even for a small tank, IMO. 1 x 36 should be enough.

[bEn88]

vinz, i using ocean free base fert
the plant i have is E.tenellus, lotus, Vallisneria spiralis,and errect moss.

[chua]

Hi

What type of green algae are you referring to by the way.

If it is green spot algae, i think is ok.

Nothing to worry about cause they can be removed easier using phonecard or razor.

Thks.