Richard Dowling
Member
Hi all, when you have a bit of a problem with brown algae, is a blackout the only option or does it simply disappear?
There is so much conflicting advice out there. For instance, on my journal I've been repeatedly advised to lower light and increase CO2, yet on the "good algae article" which George kindly posted in this section of the forum the website says "its known that high light makes this algae go away" I've seen that written elsewhere too!
Aquariumalgae.blogspot.com
So which is it? Ripping my hair out
Am I better off trimming my diatomed HC low our just leaving it throughout whichever process I choose?
Tank specifications - 60x45x30 - 80L
Lighting - 1 x 1000ND Tile - 70% Intensity for 7.25 Hours (2 hours of which are ramp up and down).
CO2 - FE with Solenoid (Stupid Bubble Rate of something like 4 a second)
Filtration - Tetratec EX1200
Fertilisation routine - EI Daily (potentially interupted by daily water changes at the moment)
There is so much conflicting advice out there. For instance, on my journal I've been repeatedly advised to lower light and increase CO2, yet on the "good algae article" which George kindly posted in this section of the forum the website says "its known that high light makes this algae go away" I've seen that written elsewhere too!
Aquariumalgae.blogspot.com
So which is it? Ripping my hair out
Am I better off trimming my diatomed HC low our just leaving it throughout whichever process I choose?
Tank specifications - 60x45x30 - 80L
Lighting - 1 x 1000ND Tile - 70% Intensity for 7.25 Hours (2 hours of which are ramp up and down).
CO2 - FE with Solenoid (Stupid Bubble Rate of something like 4 a second)
Filtration - Tetratec EX1200
Fertilisation routine - EI Daily (potentially interupted by daily water changes at the moment)