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  1. bumcrumb

    green algae on substrate level glass?

    hey, great tip :thumbup: ill take a look at some of the maxed out cards i have lol, ill let you guys know the outcome!! cheers
  2. bumcrumb

    green algae on substrate level glass?

    hi mate if i get myself one of them nano flow things from ebay will that help? if i can get the flow around there will the algae go away or will it be a no go? cheers bud! :thumbup: :
  3. bumcrumb

    green algae on substrate level glass?

    hi all, i am stuck on a little problem, i have cleaned the glass with a blade but i have found on closer inspection that there is green algae on the glass where the substrate starts and it looks like little lines are in it? i have tried using the blade on it but cant get down that close plus it...
  4. bumcrumb

    my algae on rocks are pearling??!!

    cheers paul, ive changed the timer on the lights now for 6 hours and not 10. ill sort out the co2 now also. ill let you know asap when it starts improving!!! cheers mate chris :thumbup:
  5. bumcrumb

    my algae on rocks are pearling??!!

    afternoon! :thumbup: so you think i should increase the easy carbo to 1ml per day and have the 15w on for say 12pm till 6pm then turn off the 15w and turn on the 8w at 6pm till 8pm?? also how much pro fito (fertz) should i be adding?it says on the bottle to do it weekly after a water change...
  6. bumcrumb

    my algae on rocks are pearling??!!

    well i thought the algae on the rock was just from the tank maturing, brown algae etc but on the lilaeopsis there is a messy dark green gunk and there is a lot of the hair type stuff which must increase in length by a few centimeters a day! the lights im using is a arcadia freshwater 15w bulb, i...
  7. bumcrumb

    my algae on rocks are pearling??!!

    hi again guys lol i recently added pressurised co2 (around a week now) and have noticed today that over night my seriyu rock is covered in a brown/green algae and in now pearling!! i add 1ml of easy carbo and have my co2 at 2-3 bpm. any idea why this is happening?? i added some hc cuba last...
  8. bumcrumb

    bright orange slime on co2 pipes?

    hi steveuk well I'm putting it down to dust and gunk myself, opened up the external filter and there is a little in there to so i just wiped it off. never mind lol :crazy:
  9. bumcrumb

    bright orange slime on co2 pipes?

    well Ive had the tank running for around 4 weeks or so (after the first set up was taken over with little critters) without any plants in, co2 or ferts. i have just set it up and kept it running to mature the water in the filter and test the equipment. i have just ordered some lilaeopsis from...
  10. bumcrumb

    bright orange slime on co2 pipes?

    its not on the actually diffuser though only on that silicone tubing and the 2 suckers, is it something to do with the material used? it smells like old water too but i do a 40% water change every 3 days? any ideas guys? :oops:
  11. bumcrumb

    bright orange slime on co2 pipes?

    hi all i have noticed that where the plastic tubing for the co2 is in the water it is covered in a slimy orange coat? so i removed the co2 diffuser which is a aqua gro disposable kit one and the two white suckers are also covered in this? i wiped it of using a cotton bud and the pictures below...
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