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247plants....i am not sure if i see staghorn....which pic?
Developing an algae problem...what is this?
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247plants....i am not sure if i see staghorn....which pic?
Alrighty then. I had been adding ferts, just regular Flourish. I stopped when the algae started getting bad in hopes it would cure it. I am not running CO2, not even sure how to do it. My light is a 30in Coralife Aqualight T5 dual strip. Each bulb is 18 watts, so 36 total.
i think that co2 should be in your future. look up diy co2. or if you have some money to dump, you can get a pressurized co2 system (much better). i think that's a bit too much light to not have co2. can you run 1 of those bulbs untill you get co2? and only for 8hrs a day?
I have to run both bulbs at once, as they don't have separate switches. I will try to cut back more on the lighting, I'm running more than 8 hours right now.
For adding CO2, would something like this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3747+14711&pcatid=14711 or this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3747+6318&pcatid=6318 work?
For adding CO2, would something like this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3747+14711&pcatid=14711 or this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3747+6318&pcatid=6318 work?
I don't think it is necessary to run CO2 with that much light, but in your case it might help. DIY is much better than any of those cheap products, which don't do much for tanks over 10 gallons.
Dropping the flourish probably wont help. It only slows down the growth of your plants, which lets algae take hold. Nutrients were not your problem in the first place.
Dropping the flourish probably wont help. It only slows down the growth of your plants, which lets algae take hold. Nutrients were not your problem in the first place.
