I've had my tank up and running for over a year now and it's been pretty much up and down, truth be told, more downs then ups, algea has been a constant problem and recently a family member knocked up my CO2 unit when they thought they turned it down. Of course by the time I noticed I lost all my cardinal tetras and my cherry shrimp.
That was pretty much the last nail in the coffin for me, but the friends and family have convinced me to keep on trying, so I've come crawling back here for help. :silent:
Here's a link to a thread I made last year
"In need of assistance"
And here's a quick break down of my tank
Equitpement
Fish
Plants
Basically algea is still a huge problem, today I had the day off work and proceded with "Operation: massacre", pulling out what ever algea I could and cutting down anything that was infested with the stuff.
The end result was somewhat brutal.
While my nitrite and ammonia are 0, my nitrates have risen to 20.
Maintence rise, I do a 50% water change every fortnight, it used to be every week, but I've gotten lazy.
Daily I dose 2-3ml of Tropica Plant Nutrition +.
My bulbs are over a year old now, so again I've been slack replacing them, but I went to get my blahblahblahblah in gear and place an order this week. I was thinking of getting 2 more Plant pro grow T5's again, but the only reason I piicked them out in the 1st place is because the name sounded right. Are there any better recommendations?
I've also nearly run out of Plant +, so I was going to order some more at the same time, but again I was wondering if there was another different type of fertiliser I could try?
CO2 has been a long running problem for me, I just have a standard CO2 tank that I rent out from BOC, but I've never been able to get my CO2 levels right, If I turn it up high enough to make my drop checker go slightly green, the fish start gasping, so I always have to keep it down low and colour blue.
In my old thread someone mentioned adding liquid CO2, but it's something I never explored, would this be worth trying out? And what is a good liquid Co2?
The tank's infested with snails and flatworms, what measures can I take to reduce their population.
Lastly I have a sick Sterbai, he's been like this for sometime, but I was hesitant to add medications while I had shrimp in the tank, which isn't the case anymore.
Here's a quick pic of him.
Thankfully it has never spread to any of the other fish, but if people can recommend me a medication to try, I can add it to the order.
I appreciate any and all replies.
That was pretty much the last nail in the coffin for me, but the friends and family have convinced me to keep on trying, so I've come crawling back here for help. :silent:
Here's a link to a thread I made last year
"In need of assistance"
And here's a quick break down of my tank
Equitpement
- Juwel Rio 125 tank
- Using the internal filter
- 2 x 24W Plant pro grow T5 lights (was 4), running time 2PM-9PM
- Pressurised CO2 with Japanese style plate diffuser, running time 1PM-8PM
- Koralia Nano 900 powerhead
Fish
- 2 x Blue Dwarf Gourami
- 4 x Sterbai Cory
Plants
- Alternanthera Reineckii 'Pink' (Roseafolia)
- Ceratophyllum Demersum (Foxtail)
- Hygrophila Polysperma (Rosanervig)
- Monosolenium Tenerum
- Taxiphyllum Barbieri (Vasicularia)
- Vallisneria Nana
- Vallisneria Spiralis
Basically algea is still a huge problem, today I had the day off work and proceded with "Operation: massacre", pulling out what ever algea I could and cutting down anything that was infested with the stuff.
The end result was somewhat brutal.
While my nitrite and ammonia are 0, my nitrates have risen to 20.
Maintence rise, I do a 50% water change every fortnight, it used to be every week, but I've gotten lazy.
Daily I dose 2-3ml of Tropica Plant Nutrition +.
My bulbs are over a year old now, so again I've been slack replacing them, but I went to get my blahblahblahblah in gear and place an order this week. I was thinking of getting 2 more Plant pro grow T5's again, but the only reason I piicked them out in the 1st place is because the name sounded right. Are there any better recommendations?
I've also nearly run out of Plant +, so I was going to order some more at the same time, but again I was wondering if there was another different type of fertiliser I could try?
CO2 has been a long running problem for me, I just have a standard CO2 tank that I rent out from BOC, but I've never been able to get my CO2 levels right, If I turn it up high enough to make my drop checker go slightly green, the fish start gasping, so I always have to keep it down low and colour blue.
In my old thread someone mentioned adding liquid CO2, but it's something I never explored, would this be worth trying out? And what is a good liquid Co2?
The tank's infested with snails and flatworms, what measures can I take to reduce their population.
Lastly I have a sick Sterbai, he's been like this for sometime, but I was hesitant to add medications while I had shrimp in the tank, which isn't the case anymore.
Here's a quick pic of him.
Thankfully it has never spread to any of the other fish, but if people can recommend me a medication to try, I can add it to the order.
I appreciate any and all replies.