So I've lowered my phosphates to about 1.0ppm. My DIY CO2 system is also up. And the algae is still growing strong! Woot? Sigh... Time to try something new!

Anyways, I bought a clown loach last Tuesday to start taking care of my snail problems. I've also switched to part time feeding of pellets, since they'll leave less residual waste. I will do a thorough cleaning next week and hopefully, my algae will start to disappear.

Currently, I am overdosing Excel. Hope it works!