algea problem

[Acei]

There are several Do-It-Yourself plans out there for CO2 kits. They're cheap, easy, and work pretty well. It shou;d cost you about 5-10 bucks to do a DIY CO2 kit on your tank. I've used them on most of my tanks and they've worked great. Just go to Google and do a search for 'DIY CO2' and you should find plenty of plans. If not I'll see if I can spell out how to do it for ya here on this forum... *thumbsups

 

[Lotus]

If you really only have 30 watts of light on that tank (are they 18" strips?), then you're going to have a very hard time growing any plants except perhaps Java moss and Java fern. Dying plant material can add to your algae problems.

 

[petergriffen]

how can i increase the light without buying new bulbs. i recently bought these...yea they are about 18 i guess. the plants arn't doing bad, but defitinly not growing too quickly

 

[petergriffen]

heres a picture

 

[Balloon Fish]

overdrive the lights, it'll probably cost like $20-$30 for a new electronic ballast though, or try ebay, or if you really decide to do overdrive your lights i know TheMariner (another member here) has a few extra ballasts he's looking to sell

 

[petergriffen]

i probally will never make it up as high as i should be. but whats a ood fixture that i coul put another light in. i have the two extra lights that came with the tank. so i guess i'd need some fixture that'd hold two lights. then i guess i could need a new lid too. plus i am really poor