Goldring1990
New Member
Hi all, first time post here and looking for some guidance.
My tank has been running for around 18 months now, its a stylune 85 with internal bioplus filter. 6 weeks ago I introduced co2 injection via an in tank diffuser, on 2 hours before the lights are on, then off an hour before the lights are off. Lights themselves are on for 8 hours a day.
I upped me ferts slightly, going by the guideline on the bottle as co2 has been introduced, since all off this I have noticed over the last few weeks a breakout in what I think is BBA?
I reduced my ferts back down, trimmed off the worst of the algae but its hasn't improved unfortunately. Its mainly affecting the original plants from when I first got the tank running, but has since spread to newer additions.
Today I have started to spot dose easycarbo to see if that kills any of it off and have purchased some clithon Corona snails to see if they make any difference, waiting for these to arrive.
I used to have a couple of siamese algae eaters which I removed a couple of months ago as they were quite big and were causing havoc in the tank.
I have Amano shrimps, Nerite Snails already for the clean up crew, is there anything else I can do to help the situation at all?
Many thanks!
My tank has been running for around 18 months now, its a stylune 85 with internal bioplus filter. 6 weeks ago I introduced co2 injection via an in tank diffuser, on 2 hours before the lights are on, then off an hour before the lights are off. Lights themselves are on for 8 hours a day.
I upped me ferts slightly, going by the guideline on the bottle as co2 has been introduced, since all off this I have noticed over the last few weeks a breakout in what I think is BBA?
I reduced my ferts back down, trimmed off the worst of the algae but its hasn't improved unfortunately. Its mainly affecting the original plants from when I first got the tank running, but has since spread to newer additions.
Today I have started to spot dose easycarbo to see if that kills any of it off and have purchased some clithon Corona snails to see if they make any difference, waiting for these to arrive.
I used to have a couple of siamese algae eaters which I removed a couple of months ago as they were quite big and were causing havoc in the tank.
I have Amano shrimps, Nerite Snails already for the clean up crew, is there anything else I can do to help the situation at all?
Many thanks!