andrew129 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Hi I have set up a planted discus tank been going alright so far (4 months or so) all fish seem healthy and don't think I am over feeding as the discus clean up in a few seconds, lights on 10hours on timer, half a cap of flourish a week and a cap of flourish excel every two days 180L tank. Two three foot tubes in light hood 1 power glow and 1 aqua glow and I am getting a fine green hair like algae growing on my fern looking plant on my log also got black beard algae which is why I am doing the flourish excel treatment at the moment can any one help please newbie to plants and discus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 If you are dosing excel to get rid of algae from memory you are meant to dose at double the recommended amount. Which should be more than a capful per 180 L. Be best to look at the cause of the algae, how long are your lights on daily? how big are your discus and how often do you feed them? how heavily planted is the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 sorry I have been doubling the amount, plants moderatly planted, lights on ten hours a day, discus 80mm round body and feed twice a day. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 It works for me but it takes a few weeks. What you are trying to do is promote the plant growth in order for that to strip the nutrient from the algae. Others have different ideas but I leave the lights on (or the plants wont grow) and do 50% water changes twice a week to also strip the nutrient. The flourish has an algacidal effect as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Thanks Alan will try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 flourish excell will have most of it gone in 3 days with one dose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew129 Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 cheers Smidey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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