sbishop1488
New Member
Hi,
I have an ADA 60-P with a Twinstar 600E light which outputs a maximum of 2400 lumins. I have had this light running on a 6 1/2 hr photoperiod with a maximum intensity of 40%, the light ramps up over 15 mins and then ramps down for last 15 mins so the tank is subjected to 40% for 6 hrs only.
I developed some BBA when I added pressurised CO2, I had some issues at the start since I discovered the in-line diffuser was leaking. I believe this fluctuating CO2 caused my current BBA issues.
I have recently performed a major clean of the filter, pipes etc and trimmed all plants with visible signs (although I know I’ll have missed some). One other problem that may have lead to this problem is I wasn’t fertilising the tank enough, probably not by a long way. I have now switched to EI ferts and I can’t see the plants responding. I want to get the plants healthy and growing well to help keep the BBA on the back burner and thought in this instance I should be increasing my light intensity, I’m looking at 50% (which will give me 25 lumins per litre which should be ideal since I have some Medium category plants which need between 20/30 lumins per litre). Will increasing my photo period by 5% per week cause the BBA to get worse or as I’ve read elsewhere the light intensity shouldn’t influence it. I also think I need to increase my photo period to 8 hrs to give the plants a longer period to grow. What’s best should I increase intensity first and keep photo period the same or increase photo period to 8 hrs then ramp up the intensity?
All input seriously appreciated.
Many thanks
I have an ADA 60-P with a Twinstar 600E light which outputs a maximum of 2400 lumins. I have had this light running on a 6 1/2 hr photoperiod with a maximum intensity of 40%, the light ramps up over 15 mins and then ramps down for last 15 mins so the tank is subjected to 40% for 6 hrs only.
I developed some BBA when I added pressurised CO2, I had some issues at the start since I discovered the in-line diffuser was leaking. I believe this fluctuating CO2 caused my current BBA issues.
I have recently performed a major clean of the filter, pipes etc and trimmed all plants with visible signs (although I know I’ll have missed some). One other problem that may have lead to this problem is I wasn’t fertilising the tank enough, probably not by a long way. I have now switched to EI ferts and I can’t see the plants responding. I want to get the plants healthy and growing well to help keep the BBA on the back burner and thought in this instance I should be increasing my light intensity, I’m looking at 50% (which will give me 25 lumins per litre which should be ideal since I have some Medium category plants which need between 20/30 lumins per litre). Will increasing my photo period by 5% per week cause the BBA to get worse or as I’ve read elsewhere the light intensity shouldn’t influence it. I also think I need to increase my photo period to 8 hrs to give the plants a longer period to grow. What’s best should I increase intensity first and keep photo period the same or increase photo period to 8 hrs then ramp up the intensity?
All input seriously appreciated.
Many thanks