New Planted algae

[Jonomono]

Hi all, been reading the forum intently. Some very knowledgeable people here! My first aqua scape is about 8 weeks old, the filter was on my old tank (just fish) so fully cycled etc already. Equipment list is:
Biomaster 600
Chihiros series AII light (running 60% for 7 hours a day)
Aquario flow pipes with inline diffuser
Aquario air neo on for 2 hours in the night
Drop checker is green before lights on but I seem to be getting the green stringy algae on plants
Tank has a few fish including ottos. Amano shrimp and some nerite snails.
Please any advice on what I’m doing wrong?
Thanks
Jon

 

[G H Nelson]

Hi
Some more information needed!

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hoggie

 

[Jonomono]

Thanks Hoggie, pasted and copied my answers hope this helps more.

1. 80cm x 40cm 125litres.
2. 8 weeks
3. Biomaster thermo 600, filled with matrix, rings, carbon, floss and purigen
4. Chihiros AII series - 7 hours
5. Fluva stratum
6. Co2 pressurised aquario mixer.
7. Tropica specialised and seachem trace (advised dose).
8. 50% weekly, glass scrape and gravel suck. Pre filter washed out.
9. All planted 8 weeks ago-
Java ferns, Java moss, Anubis’s nanas, hair grass, redneckii, wendtii crypts, exhinodorus parv, hygrophila pinafida, lilaeopsis mauraitini.
10. Drop Checker is green before lights on.
11. 2 catfish, 5neon tetras, 2 cherry barbs, 4 guppies, 1 gourami, 8 Armano shrimp, 9 ottos, 4 N snails.
Thanks

 

[G H Nelson]

Hi
Thank you for the information....it makes such a difference when trying to get to the root causes of various algae issue!

Like the scape
Firstly the aquarium isn't very mature yet!
I would say you need to get your plant mass up using fast cheap stem plants....these can be removed at a later date!
I'm not familiar with Chihiros lighting I dare say they are pretty powerful....so reducing the intensity might help.
I would add floating plants.....or use this Tutorial below.

Using stem plants as a filtering aid at Start Up!

The subject of using fast-growing stem plants as part of a filtering aid has cropped up a few times recently. This idea has been around for a long time so not new, it has benefits especially for a new set - up. I try and cover at least 50% of the water surface minimum. 1. Improves water...

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hoggie

 

[codpin]

Following this thread as I'm in a similar situation with a 9 week old tank. Same algae issues.

 

[KirstyF]

As Hoggie suggested above and also, with a new tank it’s not unusual for the plants to discard older leaves and, as these deteriorate, they can be a bit of an algae magnet, so snipping off anything in poor condition or badly affected by algae is good practice too. You might need to make a judgement call if it’s prolific but taking out the worst may help the tank to get on top of things and damaged leaves aren’t really doing anything to benefit the plant.