Lance Wisher
New Member
Alright everyone,
First planted tank - 55 days in. See images for layout and plants. I've got 14 happy harlequin rasboras swimming around a fully cycled tank (still trying to keep nitrates down, taking almost daily water changes for that.
But my carpet plants are suffering from a brown algae outbreak. Many leaves on my monte carlo have gone clear (dead) and now have a fine layer of brown algae. Dwarf hairgrass also has turned brown in several spots. (see pictures)
Any idea on what to do here? Is this idea to wait it out, or should I be intervening somehow? (e.g., trying to remove dead leaves, using a chemical to remove agae, replacing the carpet plants altogether, etc.)
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Tank details: 20 gallon (75L) long, NilocG Thrive+ all-in-one firtilizer 3 times weekly and after water changes, DIY c02 with in-line atomizer diffuser (indicator kept lime green during photoperiod), LED 26 18 watt light with a 6.5 hour photo period from 4:00pm-10:30pm, next to a window with a touch of natural sunlight during the day (wife wants to display it in our living room), fully cycled (0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites daily) Fluval 207 canister filter (780 L/hr).
Thanks!
Lance
First planted tank - 55 days in. See images for layout and plants. I've got 14 happy harlequin rasboras swimming around a fully cycled tank (still trying to keep nitrates down, taking almost daily water changes for that.
But my carpet plants are suffering from a brown algae outbreak. Many leaves on my monte carlo have gone clear (dead) and now have a fine layer of brown algae. Dwarf hairgrass also has turned brown in several spots. (see pictures)
Any idea on what to do here? Is this idea to wait it out, or should I be intervening somehow? (e.g., trying to remove dead leaves, using a chemical to remove agae, replacing the carpet plants altogether, etc.)
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Tank details: 20 gallon (75L) long, NilocG Thrive+ all-in-one firtilizer 3 times weekly and after water changes, DIY c02 with in-line atomizer diffuser (indicator kept lime green during photoperiod), LED 26 18 watt light with a 6.5 hour photo period from 4:00pm-10:30pm, next to a window with a touch of natural sunlight during the day (wife wants to display it in our living room), fully cycled (0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites daily) Fluval 207 canister filter (780 L/hr).
Thanks!
Lance