i have a 20gallon long set up as a grow out for my dats and cichla and i added a few live plats to it but now i think there is some kind of hair algea growing on a 2 of the plants and i was wondering how can i get rid of it and i have a 24inch t-8 life glow2 20watt 6700k bulb for the lighting and i also have a few of those flourish tabs in the gravel is there anything else i have to do to make the plants grow also the temp is around 85 degrees Fahrenheit i will post pics in a bit
20gallon long planted
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thanks by photo period is that the amount of time the lights are on sorry im a noob to live plants.
here are a few pics of the set up a few days after i put the plants in
heres from today 7days after i got the plants the hortwort just expoled like 3-5inches
here are a few pics of the set up a few days after i put the plants in
heres from today 7days after i got the plants the hortwort just expoled like 3-5inches
how long should i run the lights for? to be good for the plants i have, i have dwarf baby tears, crypt parva,micro swords narrow leaf, and glossostigma. the dwarf baby tears are growing but some of the tears are turning a yellowish color what is causing it?
like he said, lower the time of the lights being on, or lower the intensity of them ( raise the light a bit ? as he said more water changes for near future, plant more plants so that they can win the fight over the nutrients with the algae, less feeding of the fish, add water current hmmm what else ? =) try this first it will help !
get a pleco ?! =) or / and SAE !
good luck
get a pleco ?! =) or / and SAE !
good luck
forgot to add ----> http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Fertilizer/nutrient-deficiency.html
yellowing of the leaves = one or another deficiency, since you got algae I would say do not use liquid ferts, use "plant tabs" instead, they work real good.
how long to run the lights for - well now that you got algae you can lower thetime to ... 5-6h ? nothing will happen to your plants if you do that for some time, yet it may help getting rid of algae
yellowing of the leaves = one or another deficiency, since you got algae I would say do not use liquid ferts, use "plant tabs" instead, they work real good.
how long to run the lights for - well now that you got algae you can lower thetime to ... 5-6h ? nothing will happen to your plants if you do that for some time, yet it may help getting rid of algae