Algae Taking Over Pls Help!
Hi,
I've had my 26 gal. aquarium for about 2 years and it's always been plagued with this algae problem that never seems to go away. My ammonia, nitrite, and phosphate levels are undetectable. I have a 96W compact fluorescent light on for about 8hrs/day and weekly fertilize my plants with Seachem's comprehensive plant fertilizer. I do not have a CO2 system set up. Although I do weekly water changes and feed my fish every other day, every week this algae seems to reappear. I've lost lots of plants because I have to prune back the plants with algae so much that they are too weak to grow back. Please help me ID this algae... Any thoughts or advice on how to prevent it would be appreciated.
I'm sorry for the fuzzy images, but the camera has a hard time picking up the details. The algae looks brownish/black and can't be rubbed off at all. It looks like blackish smears or blotches of ink. It seems to grow on the older leaves.
Please look at the pictures below to help ID this algae
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