Please Help My Plants Are Not Doing To Good

[martin2010]

hi everyone
I have been my planted tank for about 12 months with no problems till month or so ago, seemed to have dramatically dropped off and algae has gone wild.
its a 5 gallon tank with afew platies and t5 15w light. plants are water wisteria, elodea densa,java moss and Vallisneria tortifolia
I don't run any co2 but do use some ferts when I remember,
any help would be greatly appreciated
many thanks
martin

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Lack of CO2 and ferts, that lighting is very high, your aquarium must have used up all available ferts and CO2.

 

[martin2010]

thanks for the reply
which is the better way of add co2 to my tank, Liquid carbon or diy yeast set up
also what ferts would recommend
thanks
martin

 

[Ps3Steveo]

As its a small tank I'd go with some liquid carbon, 1ml a day would be double what you'd need and over dosing it slightly will eventually kill the algae, say 2ml a day.

 

[martin2010]

As its a small tank I'd go with some liquid carbon, 1ml a day would be double what you'd need and over dosing it slightly will eventually kill the algae, say 2ml a day.

thank you I have been use 2ml of liquid carbon a day most of the algae has gone except my java moss which has loads of algae, whats the best way of get it out of the moss

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Continue with the carbon really, get yourself some ferts containing N&P too tho or your plants will die.

 

[martin2010]

I have been add 1 ml of nutrafin plant gro daily but I have been looking into EI

 

[Ps3Steveo]

I'd go with EI as plant gro doesn't contain macro nutrients which you need with carbon.