Bertie
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- 18 Apr 2013
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Hi,
I blocked one of my tubes a few weeks ago due to some algae which I found out later, was probably GSA, and my plants stopped pearling and I put it down as due to less light for the plants.
I doubled the PO4 dosage as from last week, but do not know how long it takes to have an effect?
I have a Rio 180 and I am using a UP Atomizer, with a Pro 3 Eheim 250 and 2 (soon to be 3) NeWave 1.6 powerheads, bot running at about 3/4 speed. Plenty of flow and bubbles are being sent everywhere including to the substrate.
Before I blocked one of the tubes the plants were pearling very well indeed.
Well nearly two weeks ago I put the lights back to 2 x T45w T5. My plants have still not re-started pealing.
I have a nice lime green DC. My PH drops from 7.6 before co2 to 6.8 at lights on and then remains steady.
I have tried adjusting co2 up but still without pearling and in fact one of my dwarf rainbows, I fear has permanent gill damage as it is at the surface 24/7 so cannot up the co2 any more.
I know that in the scheme of things pearling is not the be all, but I would just like to know why it has not re-started after I put both my tubes back on?
I blocked one of my tubes a few weeks ago due to some algae which I found out later, was probably GSA, and my plants stopped pearling and I put it down as due to less light for the plants.
I doubled the PO4 dosage as from last week, but do not know how long it takes to have an effect?
I have a Rio 180 and I am using a UP Atomizer, with a Pro 3 Eheim 250 and 2 (soon to be 3) NeWave 1.6 powerheads, bot running at about 3/4 speed. Plenty of flow and bubbles are being sent everywhere including to the substrate.
Before I blocked one of the tubes the plants were pearling very well indeed.
Well nearly two weeks ago I put the lights back to 2 x T45w T5. My plants have still not re-started pealing.
I have a nice lime green DC. My PH drops from 7.6 before co2 to 6.8 at lights on and then remains steady.
I have tried adjusting co2 up but still without pearling and in fact one of my dwarf rainbows, I fear has permanent gill damage as it is at the surface 24/7 so cannot up the co2 any more.
I know that in the scheme of things pearling is not the be all, but I would just like to know why it has not re-started after I put both my tubes back on?