22 gal Mr.Aqua

[Rob Dahl]

Start of new thread. Actually started on Oct. 23, 2015
http://glassboxgardeners.com/threads/planted-22-gal-long-mr-aqua.343/page-11

 

[Rob Dahl]

Here's my tank

 

[alto]

Great update

I'd been wondering how your tanks (& you) were doing

I read through your Glass Box Gardens thread start to finish but couldn't open any photos so hoping you'll post more of them on this thread as well ... perhaps just choose 10 -12 that show tank's progression (plus a few from the Big Change Day of 3 tanks into 1 - I always like these )

 

[Rob Dahl]

Hi alto, Good to hear from you. Here are a few pics and a video

Newly filled and planted tank

20 gal. sump

water cleared

friend helping me

holding boxes

cleared, but small bubbles

Short video

 

[Nelson]

Excellent .
Looks so much bigger than it is .

 

[Rob Dahl]

Thank you alto and Nelson

 

[Rob Dahl]

...and thanks to all of you who viewed and commented.

 

[Rob Dahl]

Began to have a blue green algae problem, so gave it a dose of excel and this is the last day of a four day lights out. If this doesn't work I will carefully dose with peroxide and maybe lights out again.

 

[Rob Dahl]

The treatment seems to have worked. Now will get some green fire tetras tomorrow or the next day.

 

[tim]

Really nice layout Rob, look forward to more updates.

 

[Rob Dahl]

cancelled

 

[Rob Dahl]

Here's one of my new green fire tetras. More color will develop as they age.

 

[Rob Dahl]

Thanks everyone for your likes to my posts. I appreciate your reading them.

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Rob, Looking good love the new fish

 

[Rob Dahl]

Had a small resurgence of BGA and treated with H2O2 this time. My fissidens and java moss is not looking good. I think I might have over fertilized. Will cut back. Have been using iron, potassium, and nitrogen, almost one cap per 40 gallon.

 

[Rob Dahl]

Here's some pictures of the damage:

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Rob, Sorry to hear that mate H202 is strong stuff. Carbo or excel work well on BGA and will not cause as much damage to the plants.
Trim back the dead moss and replant from the living it will soon grow back you may need more flow in that area.

 

[Rob Dahl]

Roy, I turned off the pump when I added 1ml. of 3% H2O2 distributed along the edge of the substrate where the BGA was. Noticed bubbles rising from the treatment area and left pump off for a few hours. I believe the damage to the mosses and fern started to occur before this as you might see from my earlier pictures. The only thing I changed was more ferts, which I am now dispensing only iron every other day. Will be much more sparing after this and will do trim when my wife can help me. Alas, it was looking so nice. Oh well...

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Had a small resurgence of BGA and treated with H2O2 this time. My fissidens and java moss is not looking good.

Sorry to hear that mate H202 is strong stuff. Carbo or excel work well on BGA and will not cause as much damage to the plants. Trim back the dead moss and replant from the living it will soon grow back

Definitely the H2O2. Mosses don't have a protective epidermis, so they are very prone to damage by strong oxidising agents like hydrogen peroxide.

My suggestion for BGA would be to syphon it out, and then possibly give your filter media and hoses a clean.

cheers Darrel

 

[Rob Dahl]

Definitely the H2O2. Mosses don't have a protective epidermis, so they are very prone to damage by strong oxidising agents like hydrogen peroxide.

My suggestion for BGA would be to syphon it out, and then possibly give your filter media and hoses a clean.

Thank you Darrel, I shall keep that in mind and keep the H2O2 in the closet!