Hi All,
Brand new here and looking for some help with my low tech tank. I am having an Algae issue with one of my plants and can't figure out how to fix it.
I have a 55G US aquarium. After not doing water changes for a month and a half it still hadn't gone away and my plants started suffering from not getting more nutrients in the water. I did a water change last week and turned my air stones on to create more flow. Looked closely at one of my plants today and the algae was out of control on it. Turned the air stones off. Still need to conquer this algae problem though. Attached are a few pictures of the tank.
I would love to dose with Flourish Excel but my budget is very tight right now and I can't afford the small extras. Is there another way to combat this? I have tried pruning the plants back in the past and then I just ended up having to regrow everything.
Forgot to add the tank details. 35W T8 bulb on 8 hours a day. Usually gets some direct sunlight for about an hour in the late afternoon. HOB filter doing 300 gallons/hour. Not dosing anything at this time. Ammonia/Nitrites/ are 0 and Nitrates are between 10 and 20 according to my test. Stocking is 8 Sunset Platies, 2 Sailfin Mollies, 2 Black Mollies, 1 Columbian Shark, 1 Tire Track Eel, 1 Swordfish, 1 Guppy, 6 Peppered Cories, and 5 Black Skirt Tetras.
Brand new here and looking for some help with my low tech tank. I am having an Algae issue with one of my plants and can't figure out how to fix it.
I have a 55G US aquarium. After not doing water changes for a month and a half it still hadn't gone away and my plants started suffering from not getting more nutrients in the water. I did a water change last week and turned my air stones on to create more flow. Looked closely at one of my plants today and the algae was out of control on it. Turned the air stones off. Still need to conquer this algae problem though. Attached are a few pictures of the tank.
I would love to dose with Flourish Excel but my budget is very tight right now and I can't afford the small extras. Is there another way to combat this? I have tried pruning the plants back in the past and then I just ended up having to regrow everything.
Forgot to add the tank details. 35W T8 bulb on 8 hours a day. Usually gets some direct sunlight for about an hour in the late afternoon. HOB filter doing 300 gallons/hour. Not dosing anything at this time. Ammonia/Nitrites/ are 0 and Nitrates are between 10 and 20 according to my test. Stocking is 8 Sunset Platies, 2 Sailfin Mollies, 2 Black Mollies, 1 Columbian Shark, 1 Tire Track Eel, 1 Swordfish, 1 Guppy, 6 Peppered Cories, and 5 Black Skirt Tetras.