MatthewN
Sprout
Substrate question for all the experts who have more experience then myself.
Since starting my journey in to the world of carnivorous plants I have been using the DOOA jungle soil/tropical river soil and Fluval stratum products for my substrate and it has been going very well for all the plants I have tried so far.
Recently as a cost saving measure I have attempted to mix my own substrate with a 50:50 peat and perlite mix as a generic base. But for some reason I'm getting hit with loads of algae this way and honestly the plant growth is so much slower.
Is there a trick to reduce algae growth?

Since starting my journey in to the world of carnivorous plants I have been using the DOOA jungle soil/tropical river soil and Fluval stratum products for my substrate and it has been going very well for all the plants I have tried so far.
Recently as a cost saving measure I have attempted to mix my own substrate with a 50:50 peat and perlite mix as a generic base. But for some reason I'm getting hit with loads of algae this way and honestly the plant growth is so much slower.
Is there a trick to reduce algae growth?