Greeny
Member
Hi all,
Getting a little downhearted about the algae issue I have at the moment, I have beat the blue/green algae outbreak a while ago thanks to the product UltraLife blue-green slime remover. I decided to dose daily eco complete at around the recommended amount however quickly the little BBA that I had in there just exploded in both my tanks. I suspected it could have been the daily dosing so I stopped it. I did some large trimming and removing but as you all know it doesn't solve the problem it still climbs onto new leaves eventually even after a thorough trim.
Easy, low maintenance plants in both tanks, hygrophila polysperma, drawf sage, rotala and a species of Crypt. That's why I suspect the sudden increase of dosing caused the outbreak.
However more is needed to get it under control and that's what I need help for.
The 20 litre has a clip on 11w light from Boyu on for 8 hours, no Co2, no excel dosing and just my Betta, feeding controlled in order for him to eat it all and no waste.
The 48 litres has 2 9 watt LEDs on for 6 hours a day, stopped dosing, no fish as it was a tank to practice on, no excel.
Stopped short of bleach dipping the plants, I tried spot hydrogen peroxide and excel dosing but no success so far.
Getting a little downhearted about the algae issue I have at the moment, I have beat the blue/green algae outbreak a while ago thanks to the product UltraLife blue-green slime remover. I decided to dose daily eco complete at around the recommended amount however quickly the little BBA that I had in there just exploded in both my tanks. I suspected it could have been the daily dosing so I stopped it. I did some large trimming and removing but as you all know it doesn't solve the problem it still climbs onto new leaves eventually even after a thorough trim.
Easy, low maintenance plants in both tanks, hygrophila polysperma, drawf sage, rotala and a species of Crypt. That's why I suspect the sudden increase of dosing caused the outbreak.
However more is needed to get it under control and that's what I need help for.
The 20 litre has a clip on 11w light from Boyu on for 8 hours, no Co2, no excel dosing and just my Betta, feeding controlled in order for him to eat it all and no waste.
The 48 litres has 2 9 watt LEDs on for 6 hours a day, stopped dosing, no fish as it was a tank to practice on, no excel.
Stopped short of bleach dipping the plants, I tried spot hydrogen peroxide and excel dosing but no success so far.