Hey guys..
This morning I noticed that my HC and glasso have some thread (i think) algae on them, and it's spreading.
Both plants have been growing well in the past few weeks, and are both showing signs of new growth (despite the algae.)
What are the causes of thread algae? does it make sense that it's only growing on the lowest plants in the tank (ie insufficient lighting?)
I suppose I should add:
lighting is approx 2.4 wpg, and I dose w/ plant gro NPK (not iron enriched, as I can only find it in tiny bottles.)
params have been pretty steady at
NH 0 NO2 0 NO3 10 at the end of the week.
Weekly water changes of about 30%
DIY CO2 KH @ 4 - 5 and pH @ 7.2
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
This morning I noticed that my HC and glasso have some thread (i think) algae on them, and it's spreading.
Both plants have been growing well in the past few weeks, and are both showing signs of new growth (despite the algae.)
What are the causes of thread algae? does it make sense that it's only growing on the lowest plants in the tank (ie insufficient lighting?)
I suppose I should add:
lighting is approx 2.4 wpg, and I dose w/ plant gro NPK (not iron enriched, as I can only find it in tiny bottles.)
params have been pretty steady at
NH 0 NO2 0 NO3 10 at the end of the week.
Weekly water changes of about 30%
DIY CO2 KH @ 4 - 5 and pH @ 7.2
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
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