Hello Tom
I have been reading a few of your messages in regards to algae on another site and I am in need of a little help
well probably more than a little!!
Naturally I have an algae problem....It looks like blue/green and hair/beard algae. On the walls and the plants.
Here is my setup:
75 g tank
20 or so fish...tetras mainly
ph is 6.5
nitrates about 10
water is on the hard side(don't know the actual values)
phosphates over the roof...my tap water is 0 so I have something in the tank causing this to be high.
I am using a DIY CO2 system...two bottles. I am beginning to get the parts for a pressurized system but that will still take a bit of time.
I do a 20-30% water change per week,
Lighting is six forty watt bulbs on for about 10 hours.
I am inproving my substrate...a combination of eco-complete and gravel. I did put a few small pieces of Jobe's spikes in (I know, I know...never again!!) I can't find them so I vaccumed the area the best I could. No doubt this is my po4 problem.
The fish are great...the plants look like they are having a hard time..I can grow algae without a problem
Would appreciate any suggestions.
I have been reading a few of your messages in regards to algae on another site and I am in need of a little help
well probably more than a little!!
Naturally I have an algae problem....It looks like blue/green and hair/beard algae. On the walls and the plants.
Here is my setup:
75 g tank
20 or so fish...tetras mainly
ph is 6.5
nitrates about 10
water is on the hard side(don't know the actual values)
phosphates over the roof...my tap water is 0 so I have something in the tank causing this to be high.
I am using a DIY CO2 system...two bottles. I am beginning to get the parts for a pressurized system but that will still take a bit of time.
I do a 20-30% water change per week,
Lighting is six forty watt bulbs on for about 10 hours.
I am inproving my substrate...a combination of eco-complete and gravel. I did put a few small pieces of Jobe's spikes in (I know, I know...never again!!) I can't find them so I vaccumed the area the best I could. No doubt this is my po4 problem.
The fish are great...the plants look like they are having a hard time..I can grow algae without a problem
Would appreciate any suggestions.