Revenge of the Scissorman!
Came home after one week of vacation to find BBA and BGA beginning to appear. No water changes, no ferts, and no liquid carbon for a week was enough for them to start knocking. In fairness, as mentioned earlier, BGA was already there in tiny quantity before I left. The pic below is how it looks after a very heavy prune. My beautiful Rotala indica forest reduced to shrubs. But it will grow back, it is very healthy. This is the second time I prune it back like this. As you can see there is a bit of bare area on the left. Crypt parva were there, but as the only plant they never seemed to thrive, so removed them and started planting some Eleocharis mini runners to fill out. It is my first time with Eleocharis, love them, especially the parvula, but they really need to be controlled. In some places I just let them blend in with the other plants, but some areas need to be kept free. I have added a power head to help with circulation, especially in the BGA affected areas. I hope you enjoy the update. Comments and questions welcome.
Thomas
Came home after one week of vacation to find BBA and BGA beginning to appear. No water changes, no ferts, and no liquid carbon for a week was enough for them to start knocking. In fairness, as mentioned earlier, BGA was already there in tiny quantity before I left. The pic below is how it looks after a very heavy prune. My beautiful Rotala indica forest reduced to shrubs. But it will grow back, it is very healthy. This is the second time I prune it back like this. As you can see there is a bit of bare area on the left. Crypt parva were there, but as the only plant they never seemed to thrive, so removed them and started planting some Eleocharis mini runners to fill out. It is my first time with Eleocharis, love them, especially the parvula, but they really need to be controlled. In some places I just let them blend in with the other plants, but some areas need to be kept free. I have added a power head to help with circulation, especially in the BGA affected areas. I hope you enjoy the update. Comments and questions welcome.
Thomas