update on my 55g planted tank.

**genocidex** · 02-21-2013, 09:40 PM

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thats my full tank. im having an issue with some algae, im trying to get it under control. but the frogbit has exploded in my tank. nearly half of my tank is covered (like i wanted). will have to start removing some and storing it in my 10g shrimp tank XD.

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heres a close up on my leopard bushfish. hes a bit smaller than i wanted, i feared the gourami would bully the heck out of him. but the heaters in my 20g qt/grow out tank died. either way he looks like hes doing good.

**Taurus** · 02-21-2013, 09:43 PM

Seriously nice looking tank

**funkman262** · 02-21-2013, 10:01 PM

What kind of algae are you dealing with? I'm not seeing any in the pic.

**genocidex** · 02-21-2013, 10:05 PM

Tbh im not sure. Im having some issues with diatoms on some of the plants. And normal green algae (not sure at all really...) But the reason u dont see it is because i cleaned the tank just a few mins before i took the picture. If u look on my dw in the 2nd picture ull see what ive been dealing with

**Cliff** · 02-21-2013, 10:40 PM

Nice look tank.

I would have not guessed you had algae in the tank is you did not mention it. You must be at least really close to getting a good balance.

What do you have for lighting ?

**genocidex** · 02-21-2013, 11:41 PM

dual t5ho 6500k for a total of 8.5 hrs a day. dosing daily liquid co2 and no ferts yet... looking into some root tabs. im trying to get a surface divider to keep my frogbit where i want it but its mostly staying put. i made a flow reducer for my AC 70. the algae isnt horrible enough for me to look too much into it, defiantly i need to clean the sides of the tank weekly. just added that white rock thing to break up the gourami's territory... worked GREAT... and i think the frogbit is doing a good job pulling the nutrients out of the column.

thanks for all the good words all.