dbden Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 IS THERE ANY ONE IN HAMILTON THAT WOULD INTERSTED IN COMING ROUND AND LETTING ME KNOW WHERE I,M GOING WRONG THINGS HAVENT BEEN TO BAD SINCE I GOT MY TANK SIZE WRONG HAVE A 650 LTR HEAVLIY PLANTED DISCUS TANK CO2 INJECTION 6 5 FT SERA PLANT GROWTH FLOROS. HAD BBA PROBLEM NAILED THAT. NOW ITS A GREEN SPOTTED PROBLEM AND ABIT OF BROWN ALGEA. WOULD BE WILLING TO GET WHAT EVER I NEEDEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM!!!!!!!! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 maybe your lighting is too much, with a lot of light you will get a bit of algae.algae eaters can help to clean it up for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 post a pic of your tank. tell us how high and long the tank is, what sort of tubes you have and how many(and size) - and also the spectrum of the light. what sort of substrate are you using, and what sort of plants are you trying to grow. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Post; CO2 levels Fert levels(what you use and what you dose) What plants What lighting and how long it is on for What substrate Im sure we can sort it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbden Posted October 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 OK FIRSTLY TANK IS 2.3 MTRS X .500MM X .500MM 650LTRS HAVE 6 FLURO TUBES AT 1.5 MTRS SPREAD EVENLY ACROSS THE TANK X3 DAYLIGHT BULBS @ 6000 KELVIN X58W X3 PLANT GROW @ 4900 KELVIN X58W 8.5 HRS OF ARTIFICAL LIGHT PER/DAY 7 HRS OF DAY LIGHT BUT NOT DIRECT SUNLIGHT USE A AQUEL - ACTISUBSTRATE WITH A RIVER GRAVEL UNIMAX 700 CANISTER FILTER 1700 L/HR WITH 9W UV FILTER 5KG PRESURISED CO2 UNIT WITH SERA COMPUTER CONTROLER FEED THE PLANTS SERS FLORENA FERT 5 MLS PER 20LTRS WKLY AND FLORE PLUS MACRO NUTRIENTS EVERY 2 WKS HAVE 8 DISCUS,CORYS,BRISTLE NOSE,STRIPED ALGEA EATERS,BLEEDING HEARTS,RUMMY NOSE,BLUE RAMS AND FIGHTERS MAINLY HAVE SWORDS OSIRIS AMOZON PEPPERED MARBLED. MOUSES EARS,VALS,CRYPTS,GLOSSO,NANOS,HYGROPHILAS, JAVA FERNS AND MOSS CO2 LEVELS ARE FINE ALL FERTS ARE ADDED AS INSTRUCTED ON BOTTLES PO4 LEVELS ARE AT 2PPM KH LEVELS ARE 3-4 PH LEVELS ARE 6.8 TEMP @ 27 DEGRES C SORRY NOT SURE HOW TO ADD PICS ANY TIPS ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 omg capslock! (it means you are screaming at us) you may consider upping the photoperiod. ie. leave your lights on longer. 11+ hours per day. so 8am onwards till night time is good. Replace one of the 4900K tubes with a 10000K tube (in the centre). If 4900K is white, replace all of them with 10000K tubes. I am partial towards the power glos - but they come with a rather hefty price tag as opposed to the $5 10000K tubes :lol: so you can also use powerglos (18000K) if you choose to do so. swords will like having some calcium where the roots are. were the plants you bought emersed or submersed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbden Posted October 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 ill try adding more light an keep an eye on out of conrol algea !! do those bulbs come in fluro tubes at 1500mm . i did think that i might have to get a metel halide cant afford at the moment. think they were all submersed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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