Nick potts
Member
Hi all.
I have been fighting what I think is spirogyra in one of my tanks for months now, it never takes over but is constantly present and a pain to remove. Some tank details.
Tank - 60cm 39ltr gross volume
Lighting - 30w LED at 40cm above tank running at 100%
Filtration - Eden 522 external 1000 LPH plus 200 LPH powerhead
CO2 - Pressurised, injected into 2 diffusers, running very high CO2 with light orangey colour drop checker.
Fertilisation - Full EI
Water change - 60-70% every week
There are 100's of cherry shrimp, 10 amano shrimp and 6 ottos in the tank, I do feed them very well though.
I have always dosed this tank daily with 2ml of excel but it seems to have no effect on this algae, even when spot dosed
Has anyone dealt with this type of algae and can offer any recommendations and causes? I see blackouts often mentioned but would only really want that as a last resort.
Excuse the red look, the wall behind the tank is red
I have been fighting what I think is spirogyra in one of my tanks for months now, it never takes over but is constantly present and a pain to remove. Some tank details.
Tank - 60cm 39ltr gross volume
Lighting - 30w LED at 40cm above tank running at 100%
Filtration - Eden 522 external 1000 LPH plus 200 LPH powerhead
CO2 - Pressurised, injected into 2 diffusers, running very high CO2 with light orangey colour drop checker.
Fertilisation - Full EI
Water change - 60-70% every week
There are 100's of cherry shrimp, 10 amano shrimp and 6 ottos in the tank, I do feed them very well though.
I have always dosed this tank daily with 2ml of excel but it seems to have no effect on this algae, even when spot dosed
Has anyone dealt with this type of algae and can offer any recommendations and causes? I see blackouts often mentioned but would only really want that as a last resort.
Excuse the red look, the wall behind the tank is red