englishstgeorge
Seedling
- Joined
- 2 Nov 2008
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Hi everyone!
I have an Aqua One 620 Litre Bow Front Tank, with 6 Angelfish, 4 Boesmani Rainbowfish, 4 Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish, 4 BN's and 5 Corydoras.
It has a Tetra Complete Plant Substrate covered with 3-4" of Hagen Fine River Gravel. I dose as follows...
I make up a solution of 40g K2SO4 and 7.5g Trace in 500ml water, i then dose 35ml every 2 days. I do a 50% water change between every 7-10 days, depending on my work pattern. I have Crypts, Hygrophilia Polysperma, Cabomba Caroliana, Amazon Swords, Elodea densa and a few other plants i can't remember the name of. The T8 bulbs produce a total of 220 Watts.
My problem is BBA and Hair algae, which has pretty much taken over the tank, growing on all the plants and the bogwood. Anything you could suggest that is cost effective would be very much appreciated. Dosing Flourish or Easycarbo would probably cost me a fortune, even at 20ml a day, a Litre won't last long on a 500 Litre Water Column.
It has 2 Aqua One Canister Filters that came with the Aquarium and a Fluval 2 Internal Filter (A spare for my Quarantine tank)
Even removing plants causes me problems, as the roots drag the Tetra Plant Substrate into the water column.
Any help or advice would be most welcome.
Thank You
Mark
I have an Aqua One 620 Litre Bow Front Tank, with 6 Angelfish, 4 Boesmani Rainbowfish, 4 Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish, 4 BN's and 5 Corydoras.
It has a Tetra Complete Plant Substrate covered with 3-4" of Hagen Fine River Gravel. I dose as follows...
I make up a solution of 40g K2SO4 and 7.5g Trace in 500ml water, i then dose 35ml every 2 days. I do a 50% water change between every 7-10 days, depending on my work pattern. I have Crypts, Hygrophilia Polysperma, Cabomba Caroliana, Amazon Swords, Elodea densa and a few other plants i can't remember the name of. The T8 bulbs produce a total of 220 Watts.
My problem is BBA and Hair algae, which has pretty much taken over the tank, growing on all the plants and the bogwood. Anything you could suggest that is cost effective would be very much appreciated. Dosing Flourish or Easycarbo would probably cost me a fortune, even at 20ml a day, a Litre won't last long on a 500 Litre Water Column.
It has 2 Aqua One Canister Filters that came with the Aquarium and a Fluval 2 Internal Filter (A spare for my Quarantine tank)
Even removing plants causes me problems, as the roots drag the Tetra Plant Substrate into the water column.
Any help or advice would be most welcome.
Thank You
Mark