Need Professional Help..Algae..dosing..and so on *PICS*

[chonhzilla]

Ok here it goes I've tried a few things to eliminate or reduce algae growth. This is my first planted tank. I've had this tank for about 6 months now. I have been very lucky and have been blessed with good plant growth and no fish loss ( knock on wood ). Anyways, here is the problem. I have very bad algae growth. Meaning algae is blooming and thriving in my tank. How can I reduce or prevent algae growth? ( yes everyone has asked this before ) Also, I don't have a clue about dosing nutrients and ect, what to use and how much?. I need help someone please help, it was very hard for me to admit this but yes I need help.

More Info is available I'm just not sure what is needed.

My tank facts:
Tank size - 29gal
Lighting- (one strip) 65w X 10,000k
CO2- Red Sea CO2 Kit @ 2 bubbles per second using a drop checker

The Photo period on the light for the tank is about 12 hours a day. From 9am to 9pm too much?

your time is very much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

 

[arowana man]

looks like BGA. its not really algea. its a bacteria. not sure how to get rid of it though, sorry

 

[Littlesnapper]

I have a 20 gallon, 10 gallon , and 1 gallon tank and what seems to work best for me on the algae is "No More Algae" by Jungle and "WaterClarifier" by Tetra Aqua. Use the "WaterClarifier" first it will make the water cloudy but it is just working all the germs up. After the water clears (you must have a filter for this to work) place in (for a 29 gallon tank) 3 tablets of the "No More Algae".


Best of Luck =)

 

[oOMO3NOo]

i would not recomend using algea be gone anything i just dont feel they are safe for plants or anything like that besides BGA (blue green Algae) comes from bad water quality so it would just keep coming back. read this it has some stuff on how to remove alot of algae i would book mark it for later if it is needed. i would also say lowering your photo period to no more then 10 hours. i had a out break as well and i (as recomended by others) went to a 4 hour photo period tell the algae was gone then will do 2 4 hour photo period with a break in the middle the reason is (well atleast i think the reason is) that plants can start photosynthasis faster then algae but algae can do it for a longer period of time (this is why 12 hours can be to much)

these are all things that have worked for me and things i have read but by no means is this the best or only way to do it just tossing my ideas out there. hope it was helpful

 

[mgamer20o0]

excel can help. might also want to lower your hours per day to 10 see how that goes. do you have a pic of the whole tank?

 

[WyldFya]

Well first off I see three types of alga in there. Blue green slime algae, cyanobacteria, brown algae, diatoms, and green algae. Green algae will always be present in a tank with proper plants growing settings. Blue green slime can be rid of with higher co2 levels, as MG suggested, excel works well against this algae. Finally the brown algae, often occurs in new tanks, or tanks with high silicates or weak lighting.

 

[chonhzilla]

Well first off I see three types of alga in there. Blue green slime algae, cyanobacteria, brown algae, diatoms, and green algae. Green algae will always be present in a tank with proper plants growing settings. Blue green slime can be rid of with higher co2 levels, as MG suggested, excel works well against this algae. Finally the brown algae, often occurs in new tanks, or tanks with high silicates or weak lighting.

Is 2.2 wpg gallon enough? 65w in a 29g? For excel I just have to dose directly to the affected area? How about the rate of my CO2, the drop checker says its in the green...should i push it to almost yellow?

I'd like to thank everyone for their inputs and suggestions...please keep them coming. Thanks!