Sprayman60
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Can anyone ID this already? I'm thinking either diatoms or rhizoclonium. Any advice on getting rid of this please?
On the wood its a fissidens and riccardia mix but the brown algea can become stingy/flossy and breaks up easilyHi @Sprayman60
Looks more like a Moss to me. I seem to recall that @Hufsa is pretty clued up on Mosses. Or, perhaps, @dw1305.
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Worth looking into thanks i had it before then rescaped and now its backHi
Looks like a new tank syndrome detritus?
More information would be helpful.
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Thanks i think in going to cut the dosing out for a week as that would be the only change I can make at this point, I've increased the flow and lowered the light intensity, c02 is at the right level alsoIm thinking diatoms as well. Should pass, just do the normally suggested things for new tanks, make sure light isnt too strong, CO2 is on point (take PH profile) and do water changes to reduce the load on the watercolum.
OK I will continue, I tried to focus on that bu using the plants to fight back against the algea but not luck so far, I started dosing searches excel aswell for the past 2 weeks which has slowed it downYour plants require food and they will starve long before the algae do, so I wouldnt do that if I were you. How long since you made those changes? Things take time to work.
If you can, please provide us with the information outlined in @GHNelson 's link
So the tank in total is 3 months old, or 3 months since the rescape?Roughly 3 months but rescaped but only by adding to it
Dimmed to what percentage?Hygger 14w + fluval aquasky 2.0 (changing today for chihiros vivid mini) 8 hours a day dimmed.
😬 This is a very unstable way of providing CO2 to your tank, there are not many experienced people who recommend using this method. You said your CO2 is the right level, how are you determining this? Have you performed a PH profile? Everyone thinks their CO2 is "good" and almost everyone is wrong, especially if they are new to this.Yeast DIY C02
This fertilizer "Contains no nitrates or phosphates", which makes their claim that it is a complete fertilizer, misleading at best..Profito easy life professional plant fertiliser 1ml per day - recommended dosing
The Excel contains glutaraldehyde which is a biocide, an algae killer amongst other things. Im not personally a fan of glutaraldehyde, but it will likely help fight the algae. Make sure to stay within the recommended dosing to minimize the risk to your livestock.Seachem excel 2ml per day
1st week after rescape daily water change 50%
Last 2 weeks every 2 days water change, cleaning algea
3 months old and rescaped around 3 weeks agoSo the tank in total is 3 months old, or 3 months since the rescape?
Dimmed to what percentage?
😬 This is a very unstable way of providing CO2 to your tank, there are not many experienced people who recommend using this method. You said your CO2 is the right level, how are you determining this? Have you performed a PH profile? Everyone thinks their CO2 is "good" and almost everyone is wrong, especially if they are new to this.
This fertilizer "Contains no nitrates or phosphates", which makes their claim that it is a complete fertilizer, misleading at best..
You will probably be ok to use it while your soil is still new and rich in N and P, but you will likely experience problems down the road at some point once your plants run out of N and P sources.
The Excel contains glutaraldehyde which is a biocide, an algae killer amongst other things. Im not personally a fan of glutaraldehyde, but it will likely help fight the algae. Make sure to stay within the recommended dosing to minimize the risk to your livestock.
Continue the frequent waterchanges and the manual removal of algae as much as you can. Any rotting or melting plant matter should also be removed. Almost all new tanks go through an ugly phase, which may be mild or severe based on your level of experience and control over the factors in the tank.
The main things I think you should look at for helping your tank do its best, is light levels and CO2, not just how much CO2 you are adding, but also that the level stays consistent throughout the photoperiod, and that you have sufficient flow to bring the CO2 to the plants.
This is not a simple task, but you will be rewarded for the effort
Make sure to include in your reply wether or not you have performed a PH profile
I find it noteworthy that your carpeting plants and mosses are the ones showing the most diatoms. This to me could indicate they are struggling more than the other plants. Carpet plants are usually the first to suffer under lack of CO2, not sufficient flow and/or too much light driving growth that is not sustainable by the other factors. Mosses are fairly low light plants and could be getting blasted with more light than they can handle.
Haha I understand, hopefully with a change of C02 and fertilizer I can get it on the right trackA word of warning, the Vivid mini is MUCH more powerful than the lights you currently have.
I looked for a tutorial on performing a PH profile, but couldnt find any, @pat1cp do you know if we have one?
I found this post by @Zeus. with some more details on it
I second Pat's concern about the new much stronger light, I would dim this down quite substantially otherwise youre really gonna be in for a wild ride
Thanks for the info I will have a read through.I looked for a tutorial on performing a PH profile, but couldnt find any, @pat1cp do you know if we have one?
I found this post by @Zeus. with some more details on it
I second Pat's concern about the new much stronger light, I would dim this down quite substantially otherwise youre really gonna be in for a wild ride
Im sorry to say I havent used this brand of light myself, so it would just be guesswork.I understand with the high light and will be dimmed down, what levels of light would you advise?
Definitely one or the other.I'm thinking either diatoms or rhizoclonium.
They look like filamentous diatoms, but <"you can tell by feel">. Diatoms are often present in recently set up tanks (I'd still regard 3 months as "recently set up" and lacking in <"seasoned tank time">).3 months old and rescaped around 3 weeks ago
Plant growth looks OK but possibly a little bit yellow? so <"possibly deficient in one of essential plant nutrients">. What does your floating plant look like? They have access to atmospheric CO2 and <"first "dibs"> on the light. Plants can only make use of the extra carbon (from the Excel and CO2) if their growth isn't limited by one of the other nutrients.5. Tropica soil powder + dennerle aqua soil
6. Yeast DIY C02
7. Profito easy life professional plant fertiliser 1ml per day - recommended dosing
Seachem excel 2ml per day
Either will do. There is a breakdown of cost in the <"IFC calculator">. Fertilisers intended for <"terrestrial plants are usually cheaper">, and safe as long as you use <"them at low dosing"> (they often contain urea (CO(NH2)2)) or ammonium (NH4).2hr aquarist complete or tropica?