Keetchy
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So my tank was doing really well until I decided to add a second light to get more coverage over the whole tank. Since then I've had an outbreak of what I think is BBA (black hair on plants and rocks). The plants that had BBA was Buces, ferns and MC. When I added the extra light, I increased the C02 but forgot to increase the ferts. Which I'm hoping is the reason for all of this.
Here is a pic of the MC which I think has BBA on it
The Tenellum has had brown leaves and see-through leaves so I'm guessing they're dieing leaves.
Also the 53B is starting to get red on some of the leaves
Here are a few pics of the other plants if anyone can see any other deficiencies
So I have just finished a big WC and have scrubbed all rocks and cut out all leaves with BBA, or as much as I could anyway
I still have both lights fitted but have elevated them above the tank by about 6 inches
Now the help I need from you guys is.....
1 - What has caused the BBA? Is it because I increased light intensity and C02 but not the ferts? Or have I got another issue in the tank?
2 - At the moment I have C02 switched off until I know what I'm doing. With the 2 lights now in their higher positions, shall I now start introducing C02 slowly until I have a lime green colour on DC and then start ferting? Or start ferting at the same time I start C02 back up?
Thanks guys, I really wanna save the tank and not throw in the towel
Here is a pic of the MC which I think has BBA on it
The Tenellum has had brown leaves and see-through leaves so I'm guessing they're dieing leaves.
Also the 53B is starting to get red on some of the leaves
Here are a few pics of the other plants if anyone can see any other deficiencies
So I have just finished a big WC and have scrubbed all rocks and cut out all leaves with BBA, or as much as I could anyway
I still have both lights fitted but have elevated them above the tank by about 6 inches
Now the help I need from you guys is.....
1 - What has caused the BBA? Is it because I increased light intensity and C02 but not the ferts? Or have I got another issue in the tank?
2 - At the moment I have C02 switched off until I know what I'm doing. With the 2 lights now in their higher positions, shall I now start introducing C02 slowly until I have a lime green colour on DC and then start ferting? Or start ferting at the same time I start C02 back up?
Thanks guys, I really wanna save the tank and not throw in the towel