What is this algae and how can I get rid of it?

[newmag1659]

10 gallon cycled tank with 3 Gardneri killifish, 6 corys, and 2 nerite snails. Cycled, 0/0/15. It is only on my amazon sword plants. I’ve not noticed it until I moved today and had to completely redo my tank!

what do you think? I have algaefix chemicals but that’s a last resort.

 

[mbsqw1d]

Green spot algae, possibly due to low phosphate combined with too intense lighting. Do you use liquid ferts at all? Saying that, phosphate is normally provided by fish food...

 

[newmag1659]

Green spot algae, possibly due to low phosphate combined with too intense lighting. Do you use liquid ferts at all? Saying that, phosphate is normally provided by fish food...

Yes I dose weekly, but I bet it’s my light that’s too intense. Thanks!

 

[mbsqw1d]

Sorry, meant root tabs as opposed to liquid ferts (its late here i should probably go to bed!) Amazon swords are more of a root feeder, do you use root tabs?

 

[newmag1659]

Yup! Their roots loot really good as well.