BakerJ
Seedling
I've been having this algae for quite some time now Earlier this year it was this algae combined with some bga, that battle I've already won. Think this was due to my filter not running properly combined with weak flow. The flow issue is resolved, I've added some more bio material in the filter and removed some of the mechanical filter material. Resulting in better flow and more surface for bacteria. The silky like algae, not sure what it is, keeps bothering me though. My water parameters are quite good, I think. Some more info on the parameters a week ago:
Nitrate 10-20mg/l
Phosphate 0.5-1mg/l
Ph 6.35
Kh 8-9
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Co2 120mg.
Once a day 3 squirts tropica premium and 1 squirt easy carbo (to battle out the algae)
Now the co2 was quite a shocker, I found out that the green plants behind my drop checker made the yellow seem lime green, when I was removing some algae and my hand moved behind the drop checker I noticed it was yellow. I've since then slowly dropped co2. From my own measurements my water parameters are now as follows:
Nitrate 10-20mg/l
Phosphate 0.5-1mg/l
Kh 8-9
Co2 20-40mg/l
Ph 6.8
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Ferts: 3 squirts tropica (6ml) + 1 squirt easy carbo
Since the algae I'm doing a 50% on Saturday/Sunday and a 25-50% wc on Tues/wednesday. I've been told to tone it down and do a steady 25% weekly as the algae is supposedly caused because I don't have enough cycling bacteria (due too a big filter clean about 5-6 weeks ago). I hand remove the algae at least weekly, getting it out of the moss is difficult though, so I don't get everything out. The algae feels silky like and a bit smudgy. Hope you guys have some good advice on the route I should take to battle this. Is it safe to say that t the easy carbo and hand removal combination is not working? Or should I be more patient and continue doing this for the next few weeks?
Aquarium info:
60 liter
Filter cristal profi greenline e402
Filtermedia Eheim filtermassa substrat pro
Heavily planted
Light: super fish scapersled60
Fish:
9 neon tetra's
2 dario dario
1 siamese algae eater
7 ish amano shrimp
20 ish bloody mary shrimp
3 nerite snails
Nitrate 10-20mg/l
Phosphate 0.5-1mg/l
Ph 6.35
Kh 8-9
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Co2 120mg.
Once a day 3 squirts tropica premium and 1 squirt easy carbo (to battle out the algae)
Now the co2 was quite a shocker, I found out that the green plants behind my drop checker made the yellow seem lime green, when I was removing some algae and my hand moved behind the drop checker I noticed it was yellow. I've since then slowly dropped co2. From my own measurements my water parameters are now as follows:
Nitrate 10-20mg/l
Phosphate 0.5-1mg/l
Kh 8-9
Co2 20-40mg/l
Ph 6.8
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Ferts: 3 squirts tropica (6ml) + 1 squirt easy carbo
Since the algae I'm doing a 50% on Saturday/Sunday and a 25-50% wc on Tues/wednesday. I've been told to tone it down and do a steady 25% weekly as the algae is supposedly caused because I don't have enough cycling bacteria (due too a big filter clean about 5-6 weeks ago). I hand remove the algae at least weekly, getting it out of the moss is difficult though, so I don't get everything out. The algae feels silky like and a bit smudgy. Hope you guys have some good advice on the route I should take to battle this. Is it safe to say that t the easy carbo and hand removal combination is not working? Or should I be more patient and continue doing this for the next few weeks?
Aquarium info:
60 liter
Filter cristal profi greenline e402
Filtermedia Eheim filtermassa substrat pro
Heavily planted
Light: super fish scapersled60
Fish:
9 neon tetra's
2 dario dario
1 siamese algae eater
7 ish amano shrimp
20 ish bloody mary shrimp
3 nerite snails