Themuleous
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Hi All,
Need some advice please. Since redoing my nano a week ago my HC and riccia has become plagued by thread algae. The glass remains relatively clear, probably due to the nerite snail. The thread algae is worrying me. I have added 6 amano shrimp from my other tanks a few days ago and I have upped my CO2 as I think it might have been low, but have done the 1 pH point test and things seem to be OK now.
Current regime is 50% water change every other day, followed by adding 1.5ppm PO4 and 10ppm NO3. Then 1ml AE trace every day in the morning. Lighting is 2x 24w T5 daylight tubes, on for 6hrs.
The plants seem to be doing OK, both the riccia and HC are pearling and I can see new growth on both, although the riccia is getting quite leggy, which I wasn't expecting given the light level (could the short photoperiod be making it grow upwards?)
Is there anything I am doing that I shouldn't be or vice versa, not doing that I should?
Would a few more shrimp help?
Is this because I don't have enough fast growers in there?
I guess what I'm really asking is, should I be worried? or should I realise its only been a week and the EI will sort this out given time as the plants are growing fine? (BTW the HC was from AE so grown emergent, lots of die back probably around 60-70% but the new growth is encouraging)
Sorry Im kinda just pushing my thoughts out there and hoping someone can see way through!
I'm just desperate to get it right this time 
Thanks
Sam
PS - on a side note, I want to try a bit of a dutch style with the ludwigia in my work tank, where abouts do I cut the stems in the below photos? Thanks
Need some advice please. Since redoing my nano a week ago my HC and riccia has become plagued by thread algae. The glass remains relatively clear, probably due to the nerite snail. The thread algae is worrying me. I have added 6 amano shrimp from my other tanks a few days ago and I have upped my CO2 as I think it might have been low, but have done the 1 pH point test and things seem to be OK now.
Current regime is 50% water change every other day, followed by adding 1.5ppm PO4 and 10ppm NO3. Then 1ml AE trace every day in the morning. Lighting is 2x 24w T5 daylight tubes, on for 6hrs.
The plants seem to be doing OK, both the riccia and HC are pearling and I can see new growth on both, although the riccia is getting quite leggy, which I wasn't expecting given the light level (could the short photoperiod be making it grow upwards?)
Is there anything I am doing that I shouldn't be or vice versa, not doing that I should?
Would a few more shrimp help?
Is this because I don't have enough fast growers in there?
I guess what I'm really asking is, should I be worried? or should I realise its only been a week and the EI will sort this out given time as the plants are growing fine? (BTW the HC was from AE so grown emergent, lots of die back probably around 60-70% but the new growth is encouraging)
Sorry Im kinda just pushing my thoughts out there and hoping someone can see way through!


Thanks
Sam
PS - on a side note, I want to try a bit of a dutch style with the ludwigia in my work tank, where abouts do I cut the stems in the below photos? Thanks
