hi all help would be much appreciated i added a reply on someone elses thread which ceg pointed me in the right direction where to look which i have done ,i dont want to hijack the other guys thread so ive started my own .
this is my 1st attempt at a high tec planted tank ,its been running 4 weeks .
tank 330l
1300 lph filter
korrolla 4
pressurised co2 fe system on 1hr before lights on off 1 hour before lights out
lights t5 4x54w on 9hrs per day
ferts macros, micros, doseing as per size of tank from ferts i checked and double checked i mixed the right qauntitys first time useing them i was well nervous .
water change 50% per wk on a sunday
ok i 1st noticed a few spots of green spot algae on the glass which ive been scrapeing off as and when ive seen it , 1st mistake after i just read james c algaes giude i now know to let it run its course for a few wks then scrape off and do a big water change .
last week i noticed which i now think is Rhizoclonium not a lot but ive been fishing it out with a tooth brush .
ive looked at the causes and i cant see where im going wrong ive got good flow co2 checker remains green wherever i place it in tank ive moved it on a daily basis to check ive got no spots that dont get enough co2 . or poor maintance the tanks only been running 4wks .
ive probably missed something really basic as im new to hi tec so any advice would be much appreciated .
this is my 1st attempt at a high tec planted tank ,its been running 4 weeks .
tank 330l
1300 lph filter
korrolla 4
pressurised co2 fe system on 1hr before lights on off 1 hour before lights out
lights t5 4x54w on 9hrs per day
ferts macros, micros, doseing as per size of tank from ferts i checked and double checked i mixed the right qauntitys first time useing them i was well nervous .
water change 50% per wk on a sunday
ok i 1st noticed a few spots of green spot algae on the glass which ive been scrapeing off as and when ive seen it , 1st mistake after i just read james c algaes giude i now know to let it run its course for a few wks then scrape off and do a big water change .
last week i noticed which i now think is Rhizoclonium not a lot but ive been fishing it out with a tooth brush .
ive looked at the causes and i cant see where im going wrong ive got good flow co2 checker remains green wherever i place it in tank ive moved it on a daily basis to check ive got no spots that dont get enough co2 . or poor maintance the tanks only been running 4wks .
ive probably missed something really basic as im new to hi tec so any advice would be much appreciated .