green hair algae overtaking tank

[dustinpedley]

i have had a hair algae problem ever since i went from about 3 wpg to a little over 6wpg, with a 10,000k bulb and a 6700 k bulb, compact fluorescents i realize that that is part of it, but what else helps it. the threads are about 3" long now

[gm72]

6 wpg? I hope you're using CO2!

[dustinpedley]

yah sry forgot 6 bubbles per second!

[gm72]

Okay, that's great. The 10,000k bulb isn't doing much for your plants but is doing great things for the algae, I think that is at least part of the issue. I'd recommend switching out the 10,000k for another 6700k.

[fins_n_fur]

What is your CO2 ppm and how long do you leave the lights on for? What fertilizers do you add?

[dustinpedley]

i dont have a way to measure disolved co2 yet, lights 10 hrs a day, 2 ml of flourish once a week

[botanicalbill]

Go to this link.
http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquainfo/algae_peroxide2.html

I have used H2O2 numerous times. Some of your plants will die back but so will all of the algea.