Algae has started growing in my tank. I just recently upgraded my lights and i believe i have excess lights and/or phosphates. After reading an article on another site and finding that excess phosphates could also cause algae i have gone and got a phosphate test kit. I am now in the process of trying to balance my ecosystem for max plant growth (for my personal set up) to help fight off the algae.
ammonia - 0ppm
nitrite - 0ppm
nitrate - 20ppm
phosphate - .5ppm
what do you think i should do to up plant growth and minimize algae? For the most part i have slow growing plants. Anubias, Crypts, and a little faster growing Wisteria.
This is in a 20g tall with 2 t5 ho lights. ZooMed Flora Sun 5000k and ZooMed Ultra Sun 6500k. Lights run about 7.5 hours a day. I want to get everything balanced before introducing CO2, from what i was reading, CO2 is really the last component in the balancing of a planted tank. Inert substrate and no ferts at this time.
ammonia - 0ppm
nitrite - 0ppm
nitrate - 20ppm
phosphate - .5ppm
what do you think i should do to up plant growth and minimize algae? For the most part i have slow growing plants. Anubias, Crypts, and a little faster growing Wisteria.
This is in a 20g tall with 2 t5 ho lights. ZooMed Flora Sun 5000k and ZooMed Ultra Sun 6500k. Lights run about 7.5 hours a day. I want to get everything balanced before introducing CO2, from what i was reading, CO2 is really the last component in the balancing of a planted tank. Inert substrate and no ferts at this time.