actually i realised that i forgot to write my question and talked directly about my specific problem ,sorry
so as the title says the question is :"is there any relation berween the use of ADA's products and the apparition of algae?" as i can see that most of the people (around me ) who use ADA have algae problems when they start a new tank,problem that most of the people using a usual soil dont have
as for my tank green algae nearly disapeared ,cyanobacterias remains in 2 spots of a centimeter square,not really an invasion but i dont want it to be,i manually take it,if it persists i will use CYANOCELL or a black-out if it really get worse,not decided yet...
and yes it is my first tank
about my tank(as u ask for more specific informations...)
240L (120*45*45)->190L
soil:ADA Aquasoil +power sand+bacter100+clear super+tourmalineBC
lights:144W -ADA-NA lamp->start at 9h/day ,raised gradually to 11h/day
co2:2drops/sec ADA system
fertilization:ADA step1(started 2 days ago),ECA (just a bit...
),soon BrightyK
extra: penacA
filtration:eheim 2028 (not used at full power,maybe 70%)
water changes: phyton-git,green bacter
ph:6.7
gh:3
kh:3
no2:0mg
no3:7mg
phosphate:0mg
--->>>the unbalance between no3 and phosphates must be the reason why i have the cyanobacterias,i will raise my phospates to 0,7mg (keep a 10% rate) and see what happens
started 3weeks ago
plantation:not too heavy due to the large foreground of HC (where all the algae used to be concentrated ,certainly due to its slow growth,no algae at all in the middle and background)
-foreground:
HC cuba
lilaeopsis NZ
-middle ground:
crypto wendtii brown
hydrocotyle verticala
-back ground
rotala sp green
rotala rotundifolia
Heteranthera Zosterifolia
alternanthera reineckii 'Rosablattrig
Pogostemon stellatus 'Broad Leaf'
rotala wallichii
Rotala macrandra
hemianthus micromanthemoides
eleocharis
and 20 kilos of sei-ryu-seki (stone) as the aquascaping is a seki-tei style ....with a planted background ,original style.....
hope i didnt waste your time this time....