How do i....?

lol, 3rd time asking this question, but I HAVE GOOD DETAILS YaY fOr DeTaiLs





Get rid of the HAIR algae that is growing on my dwarf hair grass?





Stats:


10 Gallon aquarium


15 watt 10000k bulb (might upgrade, but what is a good one that will fit on a 10 gallon aquarium???????


DIY CO2 with yeast and sugar


DIY 95 percent efficient CO2 reactor with powerhead (if you want a design i'll email it to you.


Melon Sword


Java fern (i'm soaking the driftwood)


2 pots of dwarf hair grass


20 gallon filter


On it's way:


3 pots of hair grass


Ruffle plant


Amazon Sword





oh yeah, and my substrate is eco complete (I LOVE IT)


Dry fertilizer every 20 days


Don't know how much co2, but i'm building a bubble counter for it today =)))))))





Plants only


Plants only


PlAnTs OnLy


thanks!





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How do i....?
okay, your bulb is bright enough, I wouldn't upgrade, if you up grade your light you will find your hair algea problem will get worse, you have a 10 000K bulb, that many K will definitely increase hair algea growth, algea doesn't need near the same amount of light that the dwarf grass requires that's why the hair algea is growing over the dwarf grass, how long is your light on? 10hrs. max for me, any more and I find I get algea every were, now the best fish to get for this problem would be


Rosey Barbs, those little guys love to eat hair algea, the cleanliness of the tank has alto to do with hair algea growth, how clear is your water, floating particles settle and promote algea growth, in my opinion I would do a 25% water change every week!, cut the light time down to 8hrs and slowly climb up to a max of 10hrs, that amount of light is just fine for the plants you have, get few Rosey barbs , I know you said "plants only" but you would be surprised how much hair algea they will eat,


how is your amazon swoard, does it have little holes in the leaves? if you ever find you have holes in the leaves it means there isn't enough nutrients in the water, it sounds like you have alot of diffrent items designed to grow plants, im not surprised your haveing algea issues, I bet its your light, thats alot of K.
Reply:Other than your light is Wow, the fertalizer and the Co2 are adding to the problem. How are your plants in your tank? are they tiered or are all of them seated at the bottom? Sometimes moving the plants around (if you know your tank) moving the hair grass farther away from the co2 input may help. cutting back on both the Co2 and fertilizer unless you really need it that often will help Other than that, cleaning it by hand every two weeks. You could add a molly and not feed it. it will eat the algae for you, that is if you want a fish.





You can also try turning the temp down a few degrees. The plants won't notice but the algae will. Unfortunately with your set up, algae will happen and elbow grease is the main way to clean it. Sounds cool though.
Reply:Only leave the light on for 6-8hours Daily and you might want to get ridof the grass before it spreads, If your hood can take 20w bulbs i subjest getting the clearest ones.