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My stats:
- 2.5 Gallon (only 6 weeks old)
- Medium to heavy planted
- 20 Watt fluorescent bulb 6700K (10 Hours a day)
- ADA Aquasoil Amazonia II
- Use Seachem ferts (Flourish, Excel, Iron, Phosphorus, Nitrogen, and Potassium) following Seachem's dosing schedule
- 30% water changes once a week
- PH 7.2, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 15-20
- Only occupant is a Betta and a nerite.
Ever since I started this tank, I've been battling some sort of thread or hair algae, and now some brush algae. See this post.
I've added sufficient lighting and have been following Seachem's dosing regiment, but this this thread/hair algae is getting out of control. Even with manual removal, it just comes back the next day. I recently added a nerite in hopes that it'll eat the stuff, but it doesn't look like the nerite is interested in thread/hair algae.
I'm following the EI method, and fertilizing and then doing large weekly water changes, but still growing algae like crazy. I've started double dosing Excel in hopes that it'll kill the algae, but nothing yet. The rest of the plants still look healthy, albeit with some thread algae attached to them.
I was thinking that maybe I should halt any ferts for a while, except for maybe Flourish Excel and Potassium because there might be wayyyy to much nutrients in the water column. I'm so frustrated,:frusty::frusty::frusty: but don't want to give up yet. I've read until my eyes bleed, and can't seem to get rid of this algae. I'd appreciate any sage wisdom from your plant gurus out there. Thanks for reading.
- 2.5 Gallon (only 6 weeks old)
- Medium to heavy planted
- 20 Watt fluorescent bulb 6700K (10 Hours a day)
- ADA Aquasoil Amazonia II
- Use Seachem ferts (Flourish, Excel, Iron, Phosphorus, Nitrogen, and Potassium) following Seachem's dosing schedule
- 30% water changes once a week
- PH 7.2, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 15-20
- Only occupant is a Betta and a nerite.
Ever since I started this tank, I've been battling some sort of thread or hair algae, and now some brush algae. See this post.
I've added sufficient lighting and have been following Seachem's dosing regiment, but this this thread/hair algae is getting out of control. Even with manual removal, it just comes back the next day. I recently added a nerite in hopes that it'll eat the stuff, but it doesn't look like the nerite is interested in thread/hair algae.
I'm following the EI method, and fertilizing and then doing large weekly water changes, but still growing algae like crazy. I've started double dosing Excel in hopes that it'll kill the algae, but nothing yet. The rest of the plants still look healthy, albeit with some thread algae attached to them.
I was thinking that maybe I should halt any ferts for a while, except for maybe Flourish Excel and Potassium because there might be wayyyy to much nutrients in the water column. I'm so frustrated,:frusty::frusty::frusty: but don't want to give up yet. I've read until my eyes bleed, and can't seem to get rid of this algae. I'd appreciate any sage wisdom from your plant gurus out there. Thanks for reading.