Bio_Chris
New Member
Hi all,
I'm having a few issue (for a few months) with BBA and GSA on various plants, and struggling to identify what exactly is causing it? Any advise on things I could change would be highly appreciated.
I have recently upgraded my lights (Fluval Plant 3.0) and added extra filtration to deal with minor overstocking of greedy fish.
I'm having a few issue (for a few months) with BBA and GSA on various plants, and struggling to identify what exactly is causing it? Any advise on things I could change would be highly appreciated.
I have recently upgraded my lights (Fluval Plant 3.0) and added extra filtration to deal with minor overstocking of greedy fish.
- Fluval Roma 240L
- 6 months old
- Fluval 307 external (+ spray bar across whole tank) and U4 internal. Flow is good with the spray bar and extra flow from the U4.
- Fluval plant 3.0 set around 60% with blue at 0% for around 6 hours with an hour ramp up and down
- Sand substrate (needed for eartheaters)
- CO2 dosing with bazooka diffuser (drop checker is green)
- EI dosing with dry salt alternating days (aquariumplantfood.co.uk)
- 60-70% water change every 6-7 days depending on work which includes vacuuming the sand where possible
- I'm seeing most of the BBA on ferns and crypts. Most of the GSA is on slower growing anubias
- I'm tempted to up the light intensity thinking that the plants aren't getting enough light which could be allowing the BBA to take hold.
- More water changes? - maybe 50% every 4 days (2 days of macro and 2 days of trace with water change in evening of 4th day)
- Can't do anything about the hungry geophagus but maybe a better food to prevent uneaten food?
- More plants?