pitom
Seedling
Hi,
My tank is about 4 weeks old. It's Juwel Rio 125. From day one I used the original lights 2x28W turned on for 6 hours.
After 9 days tank was really ok:
https://plus.google.com/photos/1065...6140913576788411810&oid=106572664412569387737
A few days later, I got a lot of melt: bolibtis, Rotala bonsai, ludwigia arcuata as well as staghorn algae which came from another tank. Brown algae appeared at that time too. I increased CO2, improved flow so melt stopped, but I was away for 2 days, CO2 stopped so what followed was a nightmare - tons of algae. This is 25th day of the tank, photos from yesterday:
https://plus.google.com/10657266441...6145655464709384146&oid=106572664412569387737
https://plus.google.com/photos/1065...6145656549005588066&oid=106572664412569387737
https://plus.google.com/photos/1065...6145656647335041714&oid=106572664412569387737
https://plus.google.com/photos/1065...6145655739531499666&oid=106572664412569387737
I am awaiting koralia nano 900 to replace the Eheim aquaball, I will change the flipper to a ceramic diffuser. I have covered about 15 cm of T5s with aluminium foil, so I have less light, they are on for 8.5 hours a day. Some algae is pink as I do spot treatment with Easy Carbo every morning. I do 50% water change every 3 days.
Anything more I could do? I wonder maybe it makes more sense to remove M. Monte carlo and get new plants instead? What about anubias? Is it going to recover?
Thanks,
Piotr
My tank is about 4 weeks old. It's Juwel Rio 125. From day one I used the original lights 2x28W turned on for 6 hours.
After 9 days tank was really ok:
https://plus.google.com/photos/1065...6140913576788411810&oid=106572664412569387737
A few days later, I got a lot of melt: bolibtis, Rotala bonsai, ludwigia arcuata as well as staghorn algae which came from another tank. Brown algae appeared at that time too. I increased CO2, improved flow so melt stopped, but I was away for 2 days, CO2 stopped so what followed was a nightmare - tons of algae. This is 25th day of the tank, photos from yesterday:
https://plus.google.com/10657266441...6145655464709384146&oid=106572664412569387737
https://plus.google.com/photos/1065...6145656549005588066&oid=106572664412569387737
https://plus.google.com/photos/1065...6145656647335041714&oid=106572664412569387737
https://plus.google.com/photos/1065...6145655739531499666&oid=106572664412569387737
I am awaiting koralia nano 900 to replace the Eheim aquaball, I will change the flipper to a ceramic diffuser. I have covered about 15 cm of T5s with aluminium foil, so I have less light, they are on for 8.5 hours a day. Some algae is pink as I do spot treatment with Easy Carbo every morning. I do 50% water change every 3 days.
Anything more I could do? I wonder maybe it makes more sense to remove M. Monte carlo and get new plants instead? What about anubias? Is it going to recover?
Thanks,
Piotr
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