SumoC
New Member
HI folks,
I'd really welcome some help from the knowledgeable on here. I'm a long time fishkeeper but this is my first foray into high tech planted affair.
Tank: 6ftx2ftx18", Eheim Pro 3 filter, Hydor inline heater, stable 28 degrees (final plan is discus)
Substrate: ADA Amazonia (no other ADA additives)
Ferts: EI using aquariumplantfood.co.uk EI salts at their recommended doses, macros every other day, micros every other day (no rest days as auto dosing with Jecod pump), pressurised CO2 with in line atomiser from 2 hours before lights on to 1 hour before lights off
Lighting: 3x Kessil 160WE Tuna Sun, 12.30-19.00, max 50% intensity for about 5 hours of that photoperiod.
Stocking: 5 neon tetras and 3 penguin tetras (the pathfinder fish to make sure that everything was ok!), 10 amano shrimp added 7 days ago and seen for approximately 30 seconds, not seen since!
WCs: 50% at least weekly, more recently every couple of days as I've needed to address the algae
Story:
All set up with first water on 18th October, soaking wood and substrate. Planted 28th November. Initially the photoperiod was way too long, but all went well for a week or two but since mid December I've been fighting some lovely brown hair like algae. I reduced the photoperiod and have been religiously removing the algae as best I can. The tall and stem plants are doing really well, the carpetting ones are doing ok but they must be being affected by this algae stuff. I've been unable to give the tank the attention it needed over the last week (dad got taken into hospital....) and the algae has gone nuts - bad - but it has allowed me to take some photos and finally think 'I've got to ask UKAPS about this!' - good!
So I spent this evening removing what is in the photos in a 50% water change...so it's nowhere near as nasty as it was. I'll go over it all again tomorrow.
Thank you for any help at all about how to get everything to settle down.
Cheers
Paul
I'd really welcome some help from the knowledgeable on here. I'm a long time fishkeeper but this is my first foray into high tech planted affair.
Tank: 6ftx2ftx18", Eheim Pro 3 filter, Hydor inline heater, stable 28 degrees (final plan is discus)
Substrate: ADA Amazonia (no other ADA additives)
Ferts: EI using aquariumplantfood.co.uk EI salts at their recommended doses, macros every other day, micros every other day (no rest days as auto dosing with Jecod pump), pressurised CO2 with in line atomiser from 2 hours before lights on to 1 hour before lights off
Lighting: 3x Kessil 160WE Tuna Sun, 12.30-19.00, max 50% intensity for about 5 hours of that photoperiod.
Stocking: 5 neon tetras and 3 penguin tetras (the pathfinder fish to make sure that everything was ok!), 10 amano shrimp added 7 days ago and seen for approximately 30 seconds, not seen since!
WCs: 50% at least weekly, more recently every couple of days as I've needed to address the algae
Story:
All set up with first water on 18th October, soaking wood and substrate. Planted 28th November. Initially the photoperiod was way too long, but all went well for a week or two but since mid December I've been fighting some lovely brown hair like algae. I reduced the photoperiod and have been religiously removing the algae as best I can. The tall and stem plants are doing really well, the carpetting ones are doing ok but they must be being affected by this algae stuff. I've been unable to give the tank the attention it needed over the last week (dad got taken into hospital....) and the algae has gone nuts - bad - but it has allowed me to take some photos and finally think 'I've got to ask UKAPS about this!' - good!
So I spent this evening removing what is in the photos in a 50% water change...so it's nowhere near as nasty as it was. I'll go over it all again tomorrow.
Thank you for any help at all about how to get everything to settle down.
Cheers
Paul