I recently upgraded the lighting in my 10G aquarium from a 15W flourescent to 2 x 18W jebo compact flourescents... and my algae problem seems to have gotten worse!
Even only 8 hours a day seems to have encouraged algae growth, despite weekly 30% water changes and nitrates consistently 20ppm or less (5 after a water change).
Most of my plants are things like amazon swords, anubias, java ferns, java moss, etc. I've added some anacharis to see if it will help outcompete the algae. The tank is lightly populated with 3 otocincluses, 3 amano shrimp, and one fat, inactive male betta.
I run a Penguin 100gph biowheel filter 24/7. Is it possible that the I do not have enough CO2 in my system to allow the plants to grow? I've had a hard time getting anything to really flourish in that tank, though sometimes I almost think I was better off with the original 15W bulb.
TIA
Even only 8 hours a day seems to have encouraged algae growth, despite weekly 30% water changes and nitrates consistently 20ppm or less (5 after a water change).
Most of my plants are things like amazon swords, anubias, java ferns, java moss, etc. I've added some anacharis to see if it will help outcompete the algae. The tank is lightly populated with 3 otocincluses, 3 amano shrimp, and one fat, inactive male betta.
I run a Penguin 100gph biowheel filter 24/7. Is it possible that the I do not have enough CO2 in my system to allow the plants to grow? I've had a hard time getting anything to really flourish in that tank, though sometimes I almost think I was better off with the original 15W bulb.
TIA
