Hi please can anyone help here.
I have a new tank I am setting up and plan to keep cherry shrimps. The tank is a Fluval Flex 57 with an upgraded light for better plant growth.
I added Fluval Plant and Shrimp Stratum Aquarium Planting Substrate and then filled with RO water re-mineralised with SaltyShrimp GH/KH+ and a small pinch of fish food
I then added a few plants on the 8th August (Dwarf hair grass, Java moss, Brazilian micro sword, Rotala rotundifolia and Reni ) and went on holiday, my readings were (using API freshwater test kit)
Temp = 21.6C
TDS = 255
KH = 3
GH = 10
PH = 6.6
Ammonia = 0.5
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 5
I have just returned from holiday have some very fine algae growing off of one of my plants and tested the water with the following readings
Temp = 20.8C
TDS = 242
KH = 0
GH = 8
PH = 6.6
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 5
A couple of questions
Should I worry about the Algae? remove, cut down the lights or just leave
I'm confused why my KH has dropped to 0 please can anyone advise.