Can anyone ID this algae and give me some tips? That's java moss under there. Should I just rip it out and start with new moss? Btw the red/brown looking blob in the low center is a Cherry Red Shrimp working his butt off to no avail. More stats below the pic.
Just planted this tank up 2 weeks ago. It's my first planted tank. Here are stats:
30g long
96w with 6500K bulb
Pressurized CO2
pH: 6.8
KH: about 3
GH: Really high, like 20 last time I checked
Plants: HC, Riccia, Rotala rotundifolia, java moss, Ludwigia, and Micranthemum umbrosum
Inhabitants: 6 Cardinal tetras, 2 otos, and a few Cherry Red Shrimp
Dosing with Seachem products
On Saturday morning I did a water change, then left for the weekend. On Monday morning the lights came on and there was a dead oto, lots of algae, and my CO2 setup seemed to have slowed down considerably (not bubbling as much as it was before I left).
The algae was affecting all the plants considerably. I've already dipped all but the Riccia. All the plants seem to have resisted more algae nicely but this java moss is a mess. The Riccia looks kinda bad too but I'm afraid to dip it. Any thoughts or suggestions will be appreciated.