Hey Everyone,
So this is a 10 gallon that I'm setting up for some Pea Puffers. My dream was a beautiful planted scape, but here we are. LOL! I'm currently running Aqua NEO CO2(DIY) and dosing ThriveC twice a week, but I plan on switching over to dry ferts and going with the EI method in the next week or so once my package arrives. In the sand, I am using Osmocote Root Tabs.
I had an aponogeton ulvaceus that was struggling in my larger community tank that I threw in there just to see what happened... and oh it took off. Massive roots and growth. I don't know why it wasn't happy in the larger tank. But at any rate, I traded it for the stem plants in the back right that are overgrown and the plant in the front left (I put an arrow pointing to it. I don't know what either are, my LFS didn't have them labeled. The background plants changed leaves on me. They used to be real broad and round, but they changed up. I guess that's normal?
My real concern is my little buddy in the front. It's been in there for about a month. But it still looks sad. It looks like some algae is growing on it. Any ideas what I can do to help? I cut down my light intensity and light period(~6 hours). It's a Nicrew SkyLED+ on there. Any guidance or ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
So this is a 10 gallon that I'm setting up for some Pea Puffers. My dream was a beautiful planted scape, but here we are. LOL! I'm currently running Aqua NEO CO2(DIY) and dosing ThriveC twice a week, but I plan on switching over to dry ferts and going with the EI method in the next week or so once my package arrives. In the sand, I am using Osmocote Root Tabs.
I had an aponogeton ulvaceus that was struggling in my larger community tank that I threw in there just to see what happened... and oh it took off. Massive roots and growth. I don't know why it wasn't happy in the larger tank. But at any rate, I traded it for the stem plants in the back right that are overgrown and the plant in the front left (I put an arrow pointing to it. I don't know what either are, my LFS didn't have them labeled. The background plants changed leaves on me. They used to be real broad and round, but they changed up. I guess that's normal?

My real concern is my little buddy in the front. It's been in there for about a month. But it still looks sad. It looks like some algae is growing on it. Any ideas what I can do to help? I cut down my light intensity and light period(~6 hours). It's a Nicrew SkyLED+ on there. Any guidance or ideas are greatly appreciated.

Thanks!