Hello
I've posted this on another forum, but thought I would ask for some advice here too;
My set up is a Fluval Osaka 155.
I run DD pressurised C02
Fluval 205 filter
2 x Koralia Nano pumps for circulation
EI dosing using dry ferts from AE
I'm still failing at fine tuning my set up.
My drop checker is consistently showing yellow (I know it should be green) - and I've moved it around the tank to get different readings.
If I turn down the C02 - the BBA starts to creep back. It's slow, it's on the wood and the gravel rather than the plants - but it's growing - insidious, horrible stuff.
Whenever I alter the C02, I do it very gradually and then leave it for a day or so.
The lights are on for 8 hours. C02 comes on 2 hours before lights on and goes off 1 hour before lights out.
The circulation is very good - the BBA is actually growing right in the path of one of the koralias.
I'm consistent with the EI dosing and the weekly, 50% water changes.
I'm worried that maintaining enough C02 to keep my drop checker consistently yellow isn't good for the fish but if I go any lower on the C02, the BBA will get the upper hand and begin to take over. The fish aren't gasping, no illness, no hanging at the top or bottom.
So my questions are;
Is it this tweaking of C02 to get a green drop checker the cause of the BBA re-growth? (Even though I do it gradually)
Is a yellow drop checker indicative of poor conditions for the fish? (Even though no obvious signs of distress)
Is there anything else I can do to help eradicate the BBA once and for all, or do I just have to live with it?
I know I must be doing something wrong - I just don't know what.
Thank you.
Caroline
I've posted this on another forum, but thought I would ask for some advice here too;
My set up is a Fluval Osaka 155.
I run DD pressurised C02
Fluval 205 filter
2 x Koralia Nano pumps for circulation
EI dosing using dry ferts from AE
I'm still failing at fine tuning my set up.
My drop checker is consistently showing yellow (I know it should be green) - and I've moved it around the tank to get different readings.
If I turn down the C02 - the BBA starts to creep back. It's slow, it's on the wood and the gravel rather than the plants - but it's growing - insidious, horrible stuff.
Whenever I alter the C02, I do it very gradually and then leave it for a day or so.
The lights are on for 8 hours. C02 comes on 2 hours before lights on and goes off 1 hour before lights out.
The circulation is very good - the BBA is actually growing right in the path of one of the koralias.
I'm consistent with the EI dosing and the weekly, 50% water changes.
I'm worried that maintaining enough C02 to keep my drop checker consistently yellow isn't good for the fish but if I go any lower on the C02, the BBA will get the upper hand and begin to take over. The fish aren't gasping, no illness, no hanging at the top or bottom.
So my questions are;
Is it this tweaking of C02 to get a green drop checker the cause of the BBA re-growth? (Even though I do it gradually)
Is a yellow drop checker indicative of poor conditions for the fish? (Even though no obvious signs of distress)
Is there anything else I can do to help eradicate the BBA once and for all, or do I just have to live with it?
I know I must be doing something wrong - I just don't know what.
Thank you.
Caroline