kukayla Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 So I tossed together a 90g planted about 6 weeks ago. Have been dosing PPS-pro macro and micro. https://sites.google.com/site/aquaticplantfertilizer/home/pps-pro I started off with dosing 5 ml of metricide daily, slowly upped it to 15 ml now. Lightning is 3x54 watt T5HO for 10 hours. I even left one of the lights out, was scared of algae. Filtration is Sunsun HW-304B canister, cascade 300, and two 5" poret cubes. Temp is 25-26. I have the API master kit, Ammo=0, nitrite=0, nitrate=10-20, PH=8. Ideally, I would like to pick up a full pressurized co2 system after the new year. I've had brown algae from new tank syndrome, but it's gone now. Recently though, staghorn algae had started to take hold. There is also some fuzz algae growing on the micro swords and a little bit of brush algae near the top of the tank. Picture of actual tank about a week ago. I've removed the micro swords and brush algae since then. Any suggestions on how to combat the stag algae and balance everything out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) Continue the liquid co2 and look at to make sure the given ferts are of proper dosing. I've also given you a pm on our convo about plants. Edited December 15, 2014 by ckmullin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeysgreen Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Is 8 your target pH? That's pretty basic and I would suggest lowering it unless you have something specialized for basic conditions. You may also be imbalanced towards algae growth because while your tank is nice and green, the plants are still quite small and of minimal total biomass. Ian Kanda AHT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukayla Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I would like the pH to be around 7 but the water here is brutal. My lowest tank is 7.6 with lots of driftwood and the tank is quite old. I am not a big fan of adding peat moss so will have to wait for pressurized co2 to lower it some more. I agree. Will wait a bit for the plants to catch up and see how everything goes. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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