FLFishChik Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Parameters ammonia 0ppm nitrites 0ppm Nitrates 20ppm i have noticed what looks like diatom algae growing on some of the leaves of my plants. The Anubias are starting to yellow but the other plants still doing well, but also have this brown film. Can the fertilizer be causing this? I use easy green liquid fertilizer per pkg directions once a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anitstuk Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 I believe that on the Aquarium Co op website, there is a algae identification guide which specifies what to do with this type of algae 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) I am no expert, just by my own trouble ... have you tried adjusting the lights to a lower intensity or have you checked your tab waterout of the sink ? That was my problem, still have trouble but pre-treating my tab water before adding to tank and lowering light intensity help me allot but If you add too much fertilizer I know affect the plants to .. I'm watching this thread, I am sure someone has a better answer than me best wishes to you .. Here is the ACO Guide's Fight Algae Algae Guide Edited August 3, 2022 by Bev C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFishChik Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 12:32 AM, Bev C said: I am no expert, just by my own trouble ... have you tried adjusting the lights to a lower intensity or have you checked your tab waterout of the sink ? That was my problem, still have trouble but pre-treating my tab water before adding to tank and lowering light intensity help me allot but If you add too much fertilizer I know affect the plants to .. I'm watching this thread, I am sure someone has a better answer than me best wishes to you .. Here is the ACO Guide's Fight Algae Algae Guide The next boy thing I can do with the lights is just turn them on g earlier. They are cheap LED lights that came with a kit so they aren’t anything special. I use easy green fertilizer once a week dosed according to the directions on the bottle, but maybe I should just half the dose for now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Wishing you the best .. I have my light on a timer I would be lost without it, I started out having it on for 6 hours and now for 7 hours. And you will to experiment to see what works for you with the light it has helped me allot with The Easy Green I am not sure how big your tank I started 1/4 of the dose of Easy Green then I raised slowly I went to 1/2 when I got more plants, and now I am using one dose per week of Easy Green , but I have lots more plants than when I started out ... If you have lots of plants ,,, The more plants you have it helps balance the tank too . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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