[Tmealey123]

Hey everyone second time posting, I am needing some help on my high tech planted tank I will start with tank parameters and get that out of the way.

Pressurized Co2 35ppm
Ammoni 0ppm
Nitrates 15-20 ppm
Nitrates 0ppm
Dkh 6
Dosing EI and root tabs

Lighting: finnex ray2 9hours a day

Hob filter and a korelia nano 240 for flow

The problem is Algea!! It's a new tank and I see a lot of good healthy new growth but it soon becomes Algea covered and yellowed. I get black string Algea and brownish string Algea with green spot Algea

I dose all my macros 3x a week and csm+b 3x on alternating days and iron

I'll include some pictures and hopefully someone can help me balance my mess of a first planted tank

Thanks!! any tips at all for a better aquaria are welcome!

 

[Mikeygmzmg]

This part strikes me as the cause:

" finnex ray2 9hours a day "

Try raising up your light a bit or cutting down the photoperiod. I too had Ray 2's and needed to do the same thing to avoid algae. Always try to change 1 thing at a time to fight alagae too so you know which one it was that worked ; )

 

[Tmealey123]

Alright I will try that! Any good ideas on how to raise it? It's on the legs already I could suspend it from the ceiling I guess?

 

[Mikeygmzmg]

I used my sons legos to raise them

I have a canopy though so you can't tell. If you can see everything, hanging themor some clear acrylic raisers would look nice.