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did you move the spray bar then fiddle with the position a few times over a couple of days.

a 5 day black out will kill BBA but you need to address all your problems or it'll come back as some as you turn on the lights. you need to do numbers 1,2,8 then 10 once you're black outs complete you need numbers numbers 1,4,5,6 and 7 and clean clean clean. failing all that you don't need...

beer in mind its rumoured they like moss as well.

i think ive cracked my co2 issues just had a flare up due to the hose coming off the pump that runs the atomizer, then the next day the fx5 hose coming of the spray bar. hopeful the black out will kill it and ive learned another thing double check the hoses. if by Christmas i Havant got it...

so all was going well i lowed the light spot dosed and removed the the worst affected leaves. my tank was looking better than ever. there was still a small amount of BBA and on my micro sword that's putting out a runner, but the the BBA spreads along the runners after the new growth killing...

i dont seem to be having much luck with the easy carb spot dosing. some BBA seems to be going bright red but not where i spot dosed :crazy: . i've ordered another ltr of E\C. didn't know a black out would have worked or tried that first. a lot cheaper. £20 of E\C only lasts 25 days at these...

the bits on the bog wood died straight away pure dose out of water. the bba on the substrata is proving harder. maybe i need to concentrate my dose to one area everyday what do you think.

yeah i turn of the power heads. no mosses unfortunately my SAE like them to much, would love some moss though. how long do you think this might take.

Re: Persistent BBA think you've got you algaes a bit confused mate have a look here http://www.jsctech.co.uk/theplantedtank/algae.htm

yeah that was my plan got to put in 30 odd ml so spreding it about won't be to hard

so my big tank has had a small bit of BBA algae in for a while now. mainly due to the fact i never stooped fiddling. it only seems to be on plants that have been in since it started and on the gravel. so now ive stooped fiddling i want to get rid of it for good. part of the method i want to use...

so that should work easier than i thought it would be sorry. for the shakiness only took it test new phone really. ill try and get the next one more stable

Mrmikey i brought the kno3 from a sponsor when i purchased the ingredients to make the special n which was discussed here viewtopic.php?f=11&t=14594 i haven't really got an after picture and i don't own a proper camera so full tank shots are difficult. i have got a video of before but need a...

so quick update i ended up doing a black out. this was due to a fault with my power head. so with the power head out of action i decided it was best to use the time productively. I started the black out Saturday lunch time after a good clean and %50 water change. i uncovered the tank today all...

ok thanks matt ill start at 5 tsp and give it a week.its true what you say about the algae with out it id have kept buying ebay ferts and blaming my co2. my stem plants have already started to respond to proper food.

thanks it is a nice tank but its been incredibly difficult to get it right. ill try 5 kno3 tea spoons a day for a week see how that goes. but is that still with the special n. 2 tea spoons a week long term seems a little low EI values put it at just under 1 a day that's what I was dosing I'm...

sorry forgot to include specs 3rd time ive written the post phone didn't want to post it had to use pc. its a 760l 7'X2'X2' with 4 rows of t5s and pressurised co2. at the moment im now dosing special n and 1 tsp of kno3 a day.

thanks for the advice guys I've used a black out before and it did work, i just really hate not seeing the tank for 3 days.a1matt how many tea spoons of kno3 would i need to achieve 75ppm. James planted tank calculator says about 16 that sounds a lot. to be honest it already seems to be getting...

thanks guys I'm up for the dosing and elbow grease but would like to avoid the black out if possible. thanks to clive I don't have any dead spots Matt, and all my plants have been growing. I'm hopping now I have the right ferts ill see even more improvment. after over a year of fiddling its...

hi guys need a bit more advice. ive had some BGA problems for a bit now. i think through process of elimination ive worked out the problem was the kno3 i was using. i got some from a sponsor at the weekend and its yellow and smells, the ebay i had was white and didn't smell. so now im dosing the...

if you come and get him you can have my SAE for free keeps eating all my moss

when you disturb the substrate you release ammonia coupled with other issues will case all sorts of algae when the water looks cloudy you need to do a %50 water change

is it possible you disturbed the substrate moving plant or some thing, then did no do a water change. that's the only way i can see substrate causing algae after a year.

im not an expert but it does make sense to me. did you add any extra fish

if you cleaned all your substrate and bind half you filter media it might be a bit like resetting the tank, so new tank syndrome is possible.

have you over cleaned your filterer. or disturbed your substrate moving plants or some thing. both of theses could cause the problem getting fish that eat the algae will just mask the problem not fix it.

your co2 needs to be on longer mate 3 hours before lights off is to early try 1 hours its causing insatiability. also a black out wont affect bba you need to remove it or spot does with your easycarb. just till you've solved you problem only having one light tube one would help you out.

yeah i get it thanks i might look at getting a co2 splitter and using 2 of these in my sump now it has a constant level for now just want to sort out alage with my light low ill need less co2 so this should just about cope for now. i think thats right

thanks for links. my out flow pipe is 38mm so the Cal-Aqua in-line diffuser wont work unfortunately. ive seen eds reactor i do like it.i did a rough price up of parts at my size works out some where near £40. bit to much at the moment. i might have a go latter.hes a photo of the reactor im...

another update flow increased. second pipe added to overflow box now im sure i have high flow. did try to upload a video to you tube but no joy

just a quick up date ive changed the co2 injection method using the Dennerle cyclo turbo. ive turned down the gas as there is 100% diffusion now. ill keep an eye on it tank looks loads better with out bubbles :D

it does help loads thanks. ive removed all leaves with bba and the worst staghorn affected leaves ive also turnd up the drip changer i guess that will get rid of more spores. your right about the back ground i dont really want to pull it out. but i can see what you mean about flow the plan is...

ill remove all the leaves with algae on and give the whole tank hover and change some of the water. i know irons not a cause just thought it was worth mentioning that my ferts weren't right. my co2 is gas from a 10kg cylinder using a dennerle regulator and solenoid the bubbles are to fast to...

thanks ill turn of the middle burst of light off and just have 6 hours of 186w. Staghorn Algae seems to be growing all over the place a small amount of black bush here and there, and green spot on the glass with some green slim on some plant leaves. i think another cause was i put a lot of Java...

hi ukaps so ive started to suffer algae on my 750l tank different strands. ive done a couple of thinks to try and combat it. 1. lowered light from 342w t5ho on for 8 hours down to 186w for 2 hours 342w for 2 hours then back down to 186w for 2 hours. 2.increased co2 and in now comes on 3 hours be...