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You can also minimise risk by having a CO2 compatible plastic straight through connector in your CO2 tubing just above water line where it cant be seen. To clean diffuser, "split" the tubing at this point, remove this section of tubing still attached to diffuser and clean diffuser with bleach...

I am soon going to totally strip down my tank and use new substrate, plants etc. Can somebody please advise a good way to totally kill off all BBA, other algae and "nasties" in the tank and on wood etc. Although I will soak/stabilise my new substrate well in advance I need to try and achieve a...

Hi - thanks for your reply and this makes sense. Yes I do use dechlorinator when changing water. I was in fact splitting a big area of crypts as they were outgrowing themselves, hence the rather large substrate disturbance. I have got ottos, originally had six, but can can only find three...

I have a 200l well planted tank which has (or had) had been running pretty well for a year or so now. Substrate is Akadama with JBL Aquabasis Plus below. Pressurised CO2 and EI dosing. Filtration 10x (rated) plus 2 Koralis. Lighting is about 1.8 wpg. Filters cleaned regularly, substrate...

Hi Clive Thanks as usual for your comments. It was already on my list to look at extending my spray bars. Is it possible to buy longer ones or do I simply have to add/connect up a piece of suitably drilled tube - should I make it one long spraybar served by both filters or keep them separate...

Hi Clive, Thanks for reply. I got info from a post on another forum about reducing PO4 for helping with BBA, however, did not think about the adverse affect on the Rhizo and GSA. I can follow a tip given by George Farmer and use a small brush to carefully paint Excel over the BBA when it is...

I am struggling just a bit with BBA which is growing only on my Redmoor Wood. With the exception of a minor amount of Rhizo and an even smaller amount of green spot algae everything else is growing/going extremely well. The tank has now been setup and running for about 8 weeks. From reading...

Thanks Clive for taking the time to write a lengthy reply and again I have learnt a lot. I have never previously used CO2 and I have to say that so far I am quite amazed at what is happening in the tank regarding plant growth, because even though I read a lot beforehand I did take some of it...

I've been reading this thread with interest as I have had very similar experience to Pauld i.e. with Rhizoclonium. Is Rhizoclonium a common feature of a new setup? I have a well planted tank that has been up and running for about 6 weeks. Spent months reading "guru" Clive's...