HI,
I am changing my old lights with Hagen’s aqua-glo x2 and power-glo x2. The tank looks good but I am getting a lot of brown algae and dark green algae. I found that my lights where on for 13hrs. I changed it back to 10hrs but I still am getting algae. Both sets of lights are 35 watts 18000k. This is my first time using this combo. I was looking at changing one set and replacing it with zoo med tropic sun 30w 5500k or ultra sun 30w 6500k. That's all the store has. Should I try a different combination? Are the lights I am using good enough? Not sure about the difference between 18000k and 6500k? Witch sets of lights are better? Need some help?
40g
p.h. 6.6
k.h. 4
temp. 83
Co2 injection
Lights- 4x35watts
Fish-discus, rams, algae eaters and tetras
Plants- swords, vals, hygro and some I can't name
Fertz -sea chem. products us a directed, does every water change
2 water changes a week 1/3
Thanks Ghost

I am changing my old lights with Hagen’s aqua-glo x2 and power-glo x2. The tank looks good but I am getting a lot of brown algae and dark green algae. I found that my lights where on for 13hrs. I changed it back to 10hrs but I still am getting algae. Both sets of lights are 35 watts 18000k. This is my first time using this combo. I was looking at changing one set and replacing it with zoo med tropic sun 30w 5500k or ultra sun 30w 6500k. That's all the store has. Should I try a different combination? Are the lights I am using good enough? Not sure about the difference between 18000k and 6500k? Witch sets of lights are better? Need some help?
40g
p.h. 6.6
k.h. 4
temp. 83
Co2 injection
Lights- 4x35watts
Fish-discus, rams, algae eaters and tetras
Plants- swords, vals, hygro and some I can't name
Fertz -sea chem. products us a directed, does every water change
2 water changes a week 1/3
Thanks Ghost