Nitrates are as low as my chemicals will test for, but they aren’t terribly high precision. I have small tank, so that is probably a contributing factor. I might try hornwort :)
Algea can’t grow if there is no nutrients, and see the goal is to have the plants uptake all the nutrient content so there isn’t anything for a 3rd party to consume. Thus you need a plant that is high growth speed which one of the easiest and cheapest to manage and buy is hornwort. Followed by a timed light schedule and I bet your issue will line out. If there is nothing extra for algea to eat it can’t survive.
Hornwort, eh? Maybe I’ll have to give it a shot.
Nitrates are as low as my chemicals will test for, but they aren’t terribly high precision. I have small tank, so that is probably a contributing factor. I might try hornwort :)
Algea can’t grow if there is no nutrients, and see the goal is to have the plants uptake all the nutrient content so there isn’t anything for a 3rd party to consume. Thus you need a plant that is high growth speed which one of the easiest and cheapest to manage and buy is hornwort. Followed by a timed light schedule and I bet your issue will line out. If there is nothing extra for algea to eat it can’t survive.