First let me say that this site has been a huge help in getting me started the right way with Ei, lighting, circulation, planted tanks, etc. Your paid subscription is well worth the advice, articles and research that you all have done over the years. Second, my appologies for posting my initial query in your read only EI forum, (how do you removed it?)
http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/7242-Tank-Rebuild-Initial-Ei-dose
I have come a long way from that post, takin advice from the responses I received, increased my circulation, Cut down my lighting (raised um up, built some diy pendants with aluminum screens on the bottom). Plants have been growing like mad, drop checkers are running greensih-yellow, but the fish don't seem to mind.
My problem I'm seeking advice on is the dwarf baby tears (hemianthus callitrichoides) and giant baby tears (micranthemum umbrosum). While it is growing and spreading, the dwarf plants are having a fight with a greenish gray algea (possibly staghorn?) while the giant plants seem to have a brownish film on some of the leaves (diatoms?).
Attached are some pics of what I'm talking about. Also attached is the tank, day after cleaning,wc,etc. Dropchecker fluid is new, so blue atm.
I use 4 koralia #1 (4x400g/hr) and 2 maxflows for about 1820g/hr internal circulation, the sealed wetdry is pumping another 800 g/hr, and I have a magnum running atm for water polishing.
Any advice to cure this would be appreciated.
Thanks,
~Dutch
http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/7242-Tank-Rebuild-Initial-Ei-dose
I have come a long way from that post, takin advice from the responses I received, increased my circulation, Cut down my lighting (raised um up, built some diy pendants with aluminum screens on the bottom). Plants have been growing like mad, drop checkers are running greensih-yellow, but the fish don't seem to mind.
My problem I'm seeking advice on is the dwarf baby tears (hemianthus callitrichoides) and giant baby tears (micranthemum umbrosum). While it is growing and spreading, the dwarf plants are having a fight with a greenish gray algea (possibly staghorn?) while the giant plants seem to have a brownish film on some of the leaves (diatoms?).
Attached are some pics of what I'm talking about. Also attached is the tank, day after cleaning,wc,etc. Dropchecker fluid is new, so blue atm.
I use 4 koralia #1 (4x400g/hr) and 2 maxflows for about 1820g/hr internal circulation, the sealed wetdry is pumping another 800 g/hr, and I have a magnum running atm for water polishing.
Any advice to cure this would be appreciated.
Thanks,
~Dutch