Just like my 20H tank, I left this one for about 3 weeks unattended. Unfortunately, the elatine triandra magically disappeared while I was gone. The whole front part of the tank was dug up while I was away.
However, I was having some algae problems before I left, but now the tank is in much better shape, algae-wise. I have a feeling that I was dosing too much with the ferts (using EI recommended doses), as I do have a pretty high fishload that is likely providing a lot of the N and P for the plants.
I was probably overdoing it with the lighting as well, so I'm going to reduce the lighting a bit. I do have lots of BBA on the driftwood, but I don't know why. I have upped the co2 in the past, but it got to the point where my fish were gasping, so I can't really add any more.
I also purchased an RO system from Buckeye Field Supply that will arrive this week. That should help me have better success with some of the softer water plants I have been trying, such as Cabomba furcata and some of the thin leaved rotala species. This tank needs some serious scaping work. Anyways, here are a couple of crappy pics
