Hello people. I am new to this hobby. I have done a fair share of reading and decided to go for a DSM for my monte carlo growing. It already 30 days. However I notice some green algae growth on the soil line surfaces.will need some advise on should I get rid of it at the moment.
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That type looks like Blue Green Algae (BGA) / Green Dust Algae (GDA). You can use the tissue paper to wipe it off. Try to keep your tank in good moisture but also prevent algae as much as possible. The plants look healthy for now. You will have a great tank soon. Cheers!
Thanks jacky. Yes I wipe them off using a cotton bud. I planning to flood the tank soon. I am thinking do i use some flourish excel to clean this algae?
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Yes, you can. Flourish excel is one kind of bactericide, which can use to kill BGA (BGA is bacteria, not really algae).
But be careful not to drip too much that might affect other plants.
After 30 days the roots should be spreading quite nicely already. IMO, you can do flooding anytime soon. :-)
Some updates.. day 37 so far.. those 2 ends.. the MC are not really growing...I am thinking maybe I grow other plants at the edge instead.. any recommendations??
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Looks like u are using the original LED that came with the tank right?
If so, then the lights would be harder to reach those 2 corners as the rocks might block the lights. You might consider replacing the lights or bring the ground higher.
I find it weird and off centric to have only 2 corners with tall plants.
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Yes. The tank is a fluval spec.. comes with a 7k lumen LED light. I also think the light spread is not wide enough to cover the ends.
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I decide to try input more light. I got this from IKEA
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Some updates.. I decided to re scape the left side.. replace with smaller rocks and arrange them vertical up..to prevent shadowed spot.. should I flood the tank soon?
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Yes, I think you can flood it anytime now. Looks good, mate!
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I am flooding it at the moment. I notice many protien on the surface.. do I need to flash the tank a few times?
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As I suspected, your lights not strong enough. Thats why your mc are growing tall. U might wan to consider modifying or replace the existing light
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Yes the MC look way too tall.. I will need to trim it and maybe consider another light.. any suggestion?
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I believe beams work would do the job and affordable. My friend used to have the exact same tank as u and was recommended by the owner to use that light.
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Hi genki89. Which aquarium sell this beamworks?
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I am flooding it at the moment. I notice many protein on the surface.. do I need to flush the tank water out a few times?
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I am not sure where sells but u can try nangyang and c328. Probably call the shop and enquire before heading down.
This is tank
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Oh my, those dragon rocks are amazing! They look like another planet’s terrain.
Where did you get them?
I like weird and unusually-looking stuff in my house, and it would be really cool to get my hands on a few rocks like that. I already have a huge amount of dragon stuff from https://dragon-vibe.com/, but I need more. I want my entire room to be filled with figurines, toys, pictures, and other stuff that most people would call unnecessary and throw away.
So, it would be really cool if you shared the source where you got these rocks from. And please tell me they are not made of plastic.
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