trying to stay ahead

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ctross09

Discussion Starter · #1 · Apr 1, 2015 (Edited)

Any advice on why this algae is appearing in my tank? I did a 10 % water change yesterday and a 50% on saturday.

I dose the seachem line and follow their protocol from their website.

I dose Co2 ( I speculate it is due to low CO2 levels, but idk )

I feed my fish every other day to avoid over feeding.

Any advice would be helpful!

ps. I do leave my lights on for 10 hours a day. so that could also be a cause. But wouldn't plants utilize all the nutrients in the water if the lights were on longer?? I need some brushing up on basic bio of the planted tank

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natebuchholz

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#2 · Apr 1, 2015

Without more specific info its really hard to tell.
If I were to throw out a guess, your photoperiod is too long for the amount of co2 and nutrients in your tank.