Hey guys, just want to confirm everything is going to plan...
Since last week I had a major green algea outbreak the rocks have become covered with green hair algea, the glass, even if I clean it, comes back green everyday and at first I thought the lighting was the cause. The glass gets cover with algae with but with the exact shape of the lighting diffusion pattern.
I have 2 Kessil A160we.
I was running them at the défaut setting which peaks at 65 color 70 brightness (or maybe it was the other way around) since then I lowered both at 55.
My tank is a 50 gallon, phosphate and nitrate both read 0 (phosphate I use the salifert, nitrate sadly I only have the API)
My skimmer skims fine, and I do a 15% water change each week.
Will it go away in time? Do I have to do something other then put more snails?
I come from the FW planted tank world, where the ideal solution to battle algea is just add fast growing plants, which I can't in this one
I know I went to a small diatom stage but this is getting intense. Even the snails are growing algea on their back
Since last week I had a major green algea outbreak the rocks have become covered with green hair algea, the glass, even if I clean it, comes back green everyday and at first I thought the lighting was the cause. The glass gets cover with algae with but with the exact shape of the lighting diffusion pattern.
I have 2 Kessil A160we.
I was running them at the défaut setting which peaks at 65 color 70 brightness (or maybe it was the other way around) since then I lowered both at 55.
My tank is a 50 gallon, phosphate and nitrate both read 0 (phosphate I use the salifert, nitrate sadly I only have the API)
My skimmer skims fine, and I do a 15% water change each week.
Will it go away in time? Do I have to do something other then put more snails?
I come from the FW planted tank world, where the ideal solution to battle algea is just add fast growing plants, which I can't in this one
I know I went to a small diatom stage but this is getting intense. Even the snails are growing algea on their back