Hi all

I have plant aquarium hoppy for quite some years. but i am no improvement in the planting knowledege. So i come to here hope can gain some knowledge and share with each other.

I find out my plant after plant some time in the aquarium , it sure will have a algae as the below image. Can anyone advice any solution can fix the problem ?

My tank is 3ft tank , i use PL light 36 W. i using the "ADA brighty K" ", "green brighty special shade" and "green brighty step 3"

Can anyone assist what should i to buy or what is the step i need to take to ensure no algae stick into my plant as below .

Really appreciate your value comment.

This post has been edited by bluecoat: Mar 4 2012, 11:46 AM


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Water change around 40% . Co2 around 3 bubble per second . Light I on 4 hour per day. Because if I put longer lighting . Hair algae will out. Can anyone advice . Please help

I less put shrimp into my tank because my tank lot fish . Without all those fauna how can we control those algae in my plant. Is that possible my lighting problem ? Do I need change my lighting ? What is the best lighting to put in 3ft tank for plants ?
Can anyone share what is the good lighting system , please help

My tank all is slow growing plant , you mention the slow growing plant easy affect by BBa , what is the full name of BBa ?

The slow growing plant can stand with 8 hour lighting with 2 x 36w tube ppl light ?


Is your guy got install the bubble machine turn on when the co2 shutdown ? I heard someone say we need have bubble at night to generate o2 , is that truth ?

This post has been edited by bluecoat: Mar 4 2012, 07:45 PM

Luqee, Thanks for sharing and the buble machine i means is air pump.
I heard someone say when at night the CO2 stop , the plant need o2 to process. So air pump help to process o2 at tank.

However the BBA really annoy me , i dont know what is that because over fertilizer or lighting , as mention by forum member sisaiko and ciohbu mention 4 hours lighting contidion sound like not the issue for BBA.

between should i stop using ADA step 3 green brighty ?
Willm it help the BBA issue.

Hope your guy who are face this issue before can comment and advice on this.

Below is my tank . 3 years already the plant still poor.



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That is sand , last time I use soil for three years , it have same BBa issue. Because of thought soil dirty and less fertilizer so change to sand and use ADA product step 3 with brightly k and shape fertilizer. Will less of fertilizer can cause algae issue ?

oo , i clean the filter 4 to 6 month 1 times. is that problem ?

i change the water every 1 or two week. recently i change water every week , because i want see the plant grew healthy.

Is the sand will cause the issue ? because i saw some aquarium with only sand also.

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This post has been edited by bluecoat: Mar 4 2012, 11:38 PM

i think you point the right thing , my question is "ADA brighty K" ", "green brighty special shade" and "green brighty step 3" , is not enough ?
So do i need stop to pump ADA step 3 ?

i plant mostly is petite nana , it is slow growing plant and it not require to put into soil. I tight it at the wood mostly.


Perhaps , any fertilizer or suppliment you can recommend me to ensure my plant grewing healthy.

My plant tank is 3 years old , change water filter every 4 to 6 month , change water every 1 or 2 week, co2 is 3 bubble per second.

Can anyone recommend any fertilizer should use ?

I will try this with tablet form feetilizer and reduce co2 to 2 bps. Between , Just reduce my confuse . ADA product is not fertilizer ?

sincerely , anywhere can find this sera tablet form ? any one can introduce me where to buy or any other suggestion. Since my tank only sand without soil. I will just insert the tablet under the sand.

How you guy manage your old soil (three years old) which is no fertilizer at all , if only insert the fertilizer tablet into the soil , how long it can last ?

Since it look like soil better for the plant aquarium. What soil brand is better and last long. Where to buy soil will give cheaper price ? Pls advice

Huh, Anyone selling ADA soil here. Mine is 3 liter tank. Need few pack soil

Sorry , not 3 liter .it's 3 ft

This post has been edited by bluecoat: Mar 6 2012, 10:56 AM

after i study the below link , i should buy some liquid nutrition as below

http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=aquariumplants

trace elements, iron and potassium. will buy this and add into my tank see what is the result or anyone else seliing this ? please let me know too