Hi
I reset my tank 4 weeks ago planted it up etc but now I have BBA on wood, Staghorn on leaf edges and hair algae all over my plants and some on rocks and glass!
The tank:
Juwel Rio 125.
Mature 2yr old filter Eheim 2026 pro-II up full with spray bar 1 inch under water.
DIY co2 with clark 600g welding gas and drop checker maintained lime green on a solinoid.
Arcadia 4 x 24w plant pro luminair (got this cheap)
Colombo Flora base peat substrate
Lighting hours:
First 2 T5 plant pros on at 2pm till 10pm
Second Set of T5 plant pros on at 3pm till 8pm
Co2: on at 12pm off at 8pm
Dailey Doseingof: AE (aqua essentials) carbo 3ml, AE nourish Trace 7.5ml and AE Nourish+ NPK 12ml
Water change: 25 litre wenesday and saturday
as I have blue rams there sensitive to larger 50% as tank PH 6.8 in tank but my tap/HMA filter come out PH7.5 so split over 2 days
Im now in the 4 week attacked the algea with 3 parts water 1 parts carbo spray and a few leafs how shown damaged turning brown but the algae has turned red and white but wont shift!
Any ideas to get this tank back on track as im loseing ground?
I reset my tank 4 weeks ago planted it up etc but now I have BBA on wood, Staghorn on leaf edges and hair algae all over my plants and some on rocks and glass!
The tank:
Juwel Rio 125.
Mature 2yr old filter Eheim 2026 pro-II up full with spray bar 1 inch under water.
DIY co2 with clark 600g welding gas and drop checker maintained lime green on a solinoid.
Arcadia 4 x 24w plant pro luminair (got this cheap)
Colombo Flora base peat substrate
Lighting hours:
First 2 T5 plant pros on at 2pm till 10pm
Second Set of T5 plant pros on at 3pm till 8pm
Co2: on at 12pm off at 8pm
Dailey Doseingof: AE (aqua essentials) carbo 3ml, AE nourish Trace 7.5ml and AE Nourish+ NPK 12ml
Water change: 25 litre wenesday and saturday
as I have blue rams there sensitive to larger 50% as tank PH 6.8 in tank but my tap/HMA filter come out PH7.5 so split over 2 days
Im now in the 4 week attacked the algea with 3 parts water 1 parts carbo spray and a few leafs how shown damaged turning brown but the algae has turned red and white but wont shift!
Any ideas to get this tank back on track as im loseing ground?