Tank has been planted for about 2 months, and have about a 50/50 success rate in plant survival. The Java ferns seem to be doing very well while the swords just died off.
I have an NO2 injector that seems to be doing its job although not all plants are reacting very well.
I think that I have a low-light problem in general as far as the plants go, but I don't have the cash right now to massively upgrade my lighting system.
I have recently seen a large increase in "brown" algae growth all over the tank.
I am thinking that the plant "remains" and other things have eventually led to a high nitrate level.
Any advice on how to get this down?
Nitrate: 80 ppm
Nitrite: 0
Hardness: 150
Alkalinity: 120
PH: 7.4
I have an NO2 injector that seems to be doing its job although not all plants are reacting very well.
I think that I have a low-light problem in general as far as the plants go, but I don't have the cash right now to massively upgrade my lighting system.
I have recently seen a large increase in "brown" algae growth all over the tank.
I am thinking that the plant "remains" and other things have eventually led to a high nitrate level.
Any advice on how to get this down?
Nitrate: 80 ppm
Nitrite: 0
Hardness: 150
Alkalinity: 120
PH: 7.4