i have two tanks- one with live plants, and one without. the tank with live plant has a pH of 6.4 ppm, and the tank without plants has a pH of 7.2 ppm. both tanks have an ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate reading of 0 ppm and a kH and gK reading af around 3 degrees.
in the tank with plants, there is a 10 w light that is on for 12 hours a day, and the tank without plants doesnt have any fish in it currently, so the light is never on, although both tanks get indirect sunlight.
in both tanks i have malaysian driftwood, which is where the algae is growing. the algea looks like mold and is a cloudy greenish-brown color, and when i siphon it off it grows back within a day or two.
my question is: what kind of algae is this, and what can i do to get rid of it and prevent it from coming back? i think it is killing the anubias that is attatched to the driftwood in one of my tanks.
in the tank with plants, there is a 10 w light that is on for 12 hours a day, and the tank without plants doesnt have any fish in it currently, so the light is never on, although both tanks get indirect sunlight.
in both tanks i have malaysian driftwood, which is where the algae is growing. the algea looks like mold and is a cloudy greenish-brown color, and when i siphon it off it grows back within a day or two.
my question is: what kind of algae is this, and what can i do to get rid of it and prevent it from coming back? i think it is killing the anubias that is attatched to the driftwood in one of my tanks.