mark4785
Member
I recently highered the light level in my aquarium by removing some floating surface plants. Within a week or so white clumps have started to appear on my bog wood which can be seen in the pictures below.
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I'm not sure if it's algae or not. I'm 90% sure it is but I'd appreciate it if someone could identify what it is and what needs to be done to get rid of it. Note that I don't want to revert back to lower light levels as the reason for highering the light levels was to induce faster plant growth.
Aquarium Information:
Light: 2 x 24w T5 HO fluorescent tubes.
Dosing: EI dosing; 10-13 ppm of nitrate and 3-4 ppm of phosphate being added every Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 10ml of TPN being added on Tue, Thur, Sat.
Capacity: 120 litres.
Water stats:
0 ppm of ammonia
0 ppm of nitrite
40-50 ppm of nitrate
PH: Around 5.5 - 6.0
Pic 1:
Pic 2:
Pic 3:
I'm not sure if it's algae or not. I'm 90% sure it is but I'd appreciate it if someone could identify what it is and what needs to be done to get rid of it. Note that I don't want to revert back to lower light levels as the reason for highering the light levels was to induce faster plant growth.
Aquarium Information:
Light: 2 x 24w T5 HO fluorescent tubes.
Dosing: EI dosing; 10-13 ppm of nitrate and 3-4 ppm of phosphate being added every Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 10ml of TPN being added on Tue, Thur, Sat.
Capacity: 120 litres.
Water stats:
0 ppm of ammonia
0 ppm of nitrite
40-50 ppm of nitrate
PH: Around 5.5 - 6.0