Hi, I've been keeping a 100L tank for several years, but I know so little about algae. My 3 plants, bacopa, crypt and java are really skanky looking with algaes, and the only algae I can indentify is black beard. I've included photos. Does anyone know how make my plants look nicer. The bacopa is terrible.
I treat the black beard with Flourish Excel and add Flourish Comprehensive Supplement and Flourish Natural Phytohormone. There are fertiliser balls in the stones.
What is the algae covering leaves with a black layer and what is the algae growing like hairs from the edges of the leaves?
Would appreciate mightily any suggestions.