Tom
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My M. Umbrosum has gone yellow and has brown algae over it just in the last couple of days and the leaves are melting. It hasn't grown since the first trim, however it was growing nicely before I trimmed and switched to TPN+ from TPN.
My rocks are covered in brown and green algae.
My R. wallichi hasn't so much as grown 1mm in the time I've had it and is now also getting covered in brown algae.
I have been increasing my dosage of both Excel and TPN+ recently, as James' Planted Tank Guide says green dust algae is due to low nutrients and CO2. I have also cut the light from 20w to 9w. I am doing daily 50% water changes after dark so NH3 shouldn't be a problem, and dosing a couple of hours before lights on. Oddly, I had no problems using TPN with no N&P. If the algae is due to not enough nutrients, then I don't understand this. I am currently dosing 5ml TPN+ and 6ml Excel per day.
Flow should be fine as I have an Ecco 2036 with lily pipes - there are minimal dead spots. Tank is 10 Liter.
Having said that, my hairgrass is growing great and throwing out new runners
Any thoughts? I don't understand!!
Tom
My rocks are covered in brown and green algae.
My R. wallichi hasn't so much as grown 1mm in the time I've had it and is now also getting covered in brown algae.
I have been increasing my dosage of both Excel and TPN+ recently, as James' Planted Tank Guide says green dust algae is due to low nutrients and CO2. I have also cut the light from 20w to 9w. I am doing daily 50% water changes after dark so NH3 shouldn't be a problem, and dosing a couple of hours before lights on. Oddly, I had no problems using TPN with no N&P. If the algae is due to not enough nutrients, then I don't understand this. I am currently dosing 5ml TPN+ and 6ml Excel per day.
Flow should be fine as I have an Ecco 2036 with lily pipes - there are minimal dead spots. Tank is 10 Liter.
Having said that, my hairgrass is growing great and throwing out new runners
Any thoughts? I don't understand!!
Tom