'Sup Guys, :swear:
Im about to give up on my planted tank and turn it into a tank with rocks and some flame moss if I can keep the moss alive. This is sort of venting/needing suggestions that I need extreme help with. Having all these problem is making me end the planted tank until I have more money to purchase better supplies and maybe more Nerites to combat the algae.
Here are my problems:
1. Algae is covering most of the plants (Eichhornia Diversifolia, Anubias, Hygro Compacta and Flame Moss)
2. Algae is also covering rocks.
3. My species are all out of order. I have 2 Dwarf Pencilfish, 2 Beckfords Pencilfish, 2 Otos, 3 Nerites, 1 Peacock Gudgeon and 1 Guppy.
4. Im getting annoyed. I can't get the algae down.
My lighting is about 45W compact fluorescent bulbsover a 10G tank., with DIY CO2 that uses the filter to distribute the CO2. No carbon in the filter; just a sponge and the biomedia. Filter is a AC20, over a 10G. Substrate is fluorite.
Ugh. This is really getting me mad. :silly:
Here's a pic of the tank just to show you what it looks like.
NOTE: I moved the Eiichornia diversifolia (tall green plant, back righ) to the back left. and took out the Ludwigia.
Im probably just gonna turn this tank into a tank with some Flame Moss and the Lava Rocks. And purchase more Nerites and decrease the lights...
Ugh. Dang.
Help.
Im about to give up on my planted tank and turn it into a tank with rocks and some flame moss if I can keep the moss alive. This is sort of venting/needing suggestions that I need extreme help with. Having all these problem is making me end the planted tank until I have more money to purchase better supplies and maybe more Nerites to combat the algae.
Here are my problems:
1. Algae is covering most of the plants (Eichhornia Diversifolia, Anubias, Hygro Compacta and Flame Moss)
2. Algae is also covering rocks.
3. My species are all out of order. I have 2 Dwarf Pencilfish, 2 Beckfords Pencilfish, 2 Otos, 3 Nerites, 1 Peacock Gudgeon and 1 Guppy.
4. Im getting annoyed. I can't get the algae down.
My lighting is about 45W compact fluorescent bulbsover a 10G tank., with DIY CO2 that uses the filter to distribute the CO2. No carbon in the filter; just a sponge and the biomedia. Filter is a AC20, over a 10G. Substrate is fluorite.
Ugh. This is really getting me mad. :silly:
Here's a pic of the tank just to show you what it looks like.
NOTE: I moved the Eiichornia diversifolia (tall green plant, back righ) to the back left. and took out the Ludwigia.
Im probably just gonna turn this tank into a tank with some Flame Moss and the Lava Rocks. And purchase more Nerites and decrease the lights...
Ugh. Dang.
Help.
hope these suggestions help. Dont give up. I went through almost every scenario putting up a planted tank and know that things will happen no matter what.
