ForestDave
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Hi.
My tank has been going for 2 weeks now although I did a re-scape after 1 week as I wasn't happy with various bits. There's not much algae apart from some weeping moss which is attached to some wooden branches which have spirogyra on them. It's impossible to remove much of it without pulling the moss away.
James's Algae guide says this-
As it's a new tank I don't want to turn the CO2 off as some carpet plants are struggling at the moment. Has anyone had any success wrapping black plastic or fabric around small algae-affected areas in their tanks? The branches unfortunately are not easy to remove as the rest of the scape sits on them. The other option could be to scrape all the weeping moss off and treat it outside of the tank? The branches are sticking up and are close to the T5 light strips so they are always going to get a lot of light. The outbreak was probably caused by a massive ammonia spike due to 2 builds in 2 weeks and me moving plants every other day rucking up the substrate
My tank has been going for 2 weeks now although I did a re-scape after 1 week as I wasn't happy with various bits. There's not much algae apart from some weeping moss which is attached to some wooden branches which have spirogyra on them. It's impossible to remove much of it without pulling the moss away.
James's Algae guide says this-
Once it has appeared it can be very hard to clear as it thrives in the same conditions as plants. Pick out as much as possible and do a three day blackout with CO2 turned off and doing large daily water changes. Dose back with macros after the water change. Afterwards I found normal dosing Excel also helped, you could use EasyCarbo or TNC Carbon also. Rosy barbs will eat it if made hungry. Also, try reducing the lighting. Another method to try is to try lean dosing at around 1/4 to 1/8 Estimative Index levels for a few weeks. I had good success doing this. |
As it's a new tank I don't want to turn the CO2 off as some carpet plants are struggling at the moment. Has anyone had any success wrapping black plastic or fabric around small algae-affected areas in their tanks? The branches unfortunately are not easy to remove as the rest of the scape sits on them. The other option could be to scrape all the weeping moss off and treat it outside of the tank? The branches are sticking up and are close to the T5 light strips so they are always going to get a lot of light. The outbreak was probably caused by a massive ammonia spike due to 2 builds in 2 weeks and me moving plants every other day rucking up the substrate