ojustaboo
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Hi all, hope your all doing well and have less algae problems than I do.
My tank details are as follows.
Juwel 190Lt Corner tank
T5 lighting, 2x28w
Pressurised CO2 system, about 3 bubbles per sec (external reactor connected to filter
output) on 1hr before lights come on and off 1 hr before they go off at midnight (on for 9hrs)
Eheim Pro 3 2073/350, 1050 lph
JBL ProFlow u750 Powerhead 670 lph circulation pump
laterite, underneath pea shingle gravel.
Airpump (not on at the same time as CO2)
About a month ago I has such a bad hair algae problem that I removed my fish, emptied the tank (except for the substrate) and scrubbed the tank clean and replaced all the plants, admittedly with not as many as before, mainly due to what my local aquarium shop had in stock.
I hoped this algae problem was due to my filter impeller breaking and them sending me the wrong part, this ended up with me being without a filter for nearly 3 weeks by the time it was sorted.
Before the tank clean out I was having the lights come on at 3pm and go off at midnight. Since then I have added a 1hr break between 7 and 8pm where the lights go off.
I also added the circulation pump at this time.
The CO2 comes on at 2pm and goes off at 11pm, also have an airstone that comes on at midnight and goes off at 2pm.
The drop checker which I've now moved 1/2 way down the tank does turn lime green when the CO2 is on and also the plants have grown fairly well in the 3 weeks they've been in so I think that side of things is working OK.
My cleaning routine is to change 1/3 of the water every 7 days and to clean one or 2 trays in the filter every 2 to 3 weeks. At the same time as the water change I add API Leaf Zone plant food.
However, after just 3 weeks, I've started to get algae again.
The hair algae is the most noticeable (although it doesn't show up that well in the included photos). I've also got some algae on the end of some of the plant leaves and seem to have a clump of moss like algae growing on one of the bits of wood.
Heeeellllllpppppp Any suggestions please?
Could I need more CO2. more plants, both? Just wasted £7 on some stuff supposed to help with algae, two bottles and you put in different amounts over different days etc. Total waste of money, did nothing.
I've included 4 photos, sorry about quality, seemed to have shaken the camera a bit, but hopefully you can see the problem. I also realise the tank doesn't look that good, I was trying to let it settle and hopefully get on top of the algae problem before shelling out on a load of new nice plants.
Many thanks
Joe, Pics below.
Pic showing (hopefully) Green hairy algae
Pic showing clump of grey moss like algae on piece of wood
Pic showing green algae on end of plant leaves
Not very good pic showing whole tank
My tank details are as follows.
Juwel 190Lt Corner tank
T5 lighting, 2x28w
Pressurised CO2 system, about 3 bubbles per sec (external reactor connected to filter
output) on 1hr before lights come on and off 1 hr before they go off at midnight (on for 9hrs)
Eheim Pro 3 2073/350, 1050 lph
JBL ProFlow u750 Powerhead 670 lph circulation pump
laterite, underneath pea shingle gravel.
Airpump (not on at the same time as CO2)
About a month ago I has such a bad hair algae problem that I removed my fish, emptied the tank (except for the substrate) and scrubbed the tank clean and replaced all the plants, admittedly with not as many as before, mainly due to what my local aquarium shop had in stock.
I hoped this algae problem was due to my filter impeller breaking and them sending me the wrong part, this ended up with me being without a filter for nearly 3 weeks by the time it was sorted.
Before the tank clean out I was having the lights come on at 3pm and go off at midnight. Since then I have added a 1hr break between 7 and 8pm where the lights go off.
I also added the circulation pump at this time.
The CO2 comes on at 2pm and goes off at 11pm, also have an airstone that comes on at midnight and goes off at 2pm.
The drop checker which I've now moved 1/2 way down the tank does turn lime green when the CO2 is on and also the plants have grown fairly well in the 3 weeks they've been in so I think that side of things is working OK.
My cleaning routine is to change 1/3 of the water every 7 days and to clean one or 2 trays in the filter every 2 to 3 weeks. At the same time as the water change I add API Leaf Zone plant food.
However, after just 3 weeks, I've started to get algae again.
The hair algae is the most noticeable (although it doesn't show up that well in the included photos). I've also got some algae on the end of some of the plant leaves and seem to have a clump of moss like algae growing on one of the bits of wood.
Heeeellllllpppppp Any suggestions please?
Could I need more CO2. more plants, both? Just wasted £7 on some stuff supposed to help with algae, two bottles and you put in different amounts over different days etc. Total waste of money, did nothing.
I've included 4 photos, sorry about quality, seemed to have shaken the camera a bit, but hopefully you can see the problem. I also realise the tank doesn't look that good, I was trying to let it settle and hopefully get on top of the algae problem before shelling out on a load of new nice plants.
Many thanks
Joe, Pics below.
Pic showing (hopefully) Green hairy algae
Pic showing clump of grey moss like algae on piece of wood
Pic showing green algae on end of plant leaves
Not very good pic showing whole tank