Help - Am I overgrown with algae or worse?
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Is that a reverse flow undergravel filter I see? If so, that's your problem. Plants have a heck of a time getting established when their roots are being flooded with rushing water 24/7. With plants sitting there decaying like that you can't help but have algae problems.
I can't name them.
Just the river grass. I think I should introduce liquid fertilizer so I am covering both bases. I need to replace the plants though and start over.Nope. I don't have an undergravel filter. Those outlets coming up from the base of the tank are the outlets from the canister filters underneath the tank.
I am getting the impression I should just pull all the plants. They are in bad shape.
Oh darn, I was hoping for an easy fix. Yeah, you should pull out the bad looking plants but I think you could save that sword. It doesn't look too bad yet.
How deep is the substrate, and being of a special variety it looks to be too much, the light you have needs some attention, things you need to know is what temp the light is 6700k is a good calvin temp, if its a cool white or warm white it is about 3000k(not good on its own) IMO your light and unbalanced ferts are causing the algae.
I should have asked earlier.... Which one is the sword?
The substrate is 2"-3" except where the parrot dug it down to 0".
Is that a problem too?
I appreciate all this advice.
The substrate is 2"-3" except where the parrot dug it down to 0".
Is that a problem too?I appreciate all this advice.
the depth is not a problem - i would however take some out to help the cleaning process, i woukld also take the rocks out and scrub them down - i would leave the plants in and in actual fact get more to compete against the algae - i would look into the lighting - poor lighting and excess ferts imo is the cause - 80% water change is excessive - stick to 30/40% using a gravel vac only, dont just drain.
Sword.... Got it. I have two of those actually. They are the only ones that seem to have held down roots.
Somewhere in here was a good suggestion about doing the gravel vac so I can use that method to do a much less severe water change.
Somewhere in here was a good suggestion about doing the gravel vac so I can use that method to do a much less severe water change.
