johnson529
Member
I'm just after some confirmation that the algae on some of my plants and root wood is BBA algae. I've read the algae guides and im pretty sure thats what I'm fighting with here. Since my last FE change my inline atomiser hasnt been the same. it doesnt seem to be giving out as much Co2 even when my regulator is cranked right up. Is there anyhting obvious I could be missing that I've done or is there any maintenance to carry out on these? I think this could fluctuating my Co2 or even not supplying enough to my tank and could be causing the algae. Also I'm getting a considerable amount of scum on the top of the tank. I've read in other posts that you can soak it up with kitchen roll or increase surface agitation to sort this. I tried using kitchen roll but it came back pretty quickly. I increased surface agitation too and this helped, but my Co2 level dropped according to my drop checker. Is this just a case of finding a happy medium between the 2?
tank is 20g
filtered by eheim 2213 and flow assisted by nuwave power head
1x25w T5 on from 1600 until 2300
Co2 on from 1400 until 2100 try to keep the drop checker slightly yellow(although I'm out of 4KDH until the weekend)
dry fertilisers EI method using Cegs guide
75% water change done weekly
tank is 20g
filtered by eheim 2213 and flow assisted by nuwave power head
1x25w T5 on from 1600 until 2300
Co2 on from 1400 until 2100 try to keep the drop checker slightly yellow(although I'm out of 4KDH until the weekend)
dry fertilisers EI method using Cegs guide
75% water change done weekly