Help with these algae issues plz

[Vazkez]

Hi vaz I was just dosing every couple of days with just a couple of drops of jbl .. 8 hours light and full co2 to lime green on dropper ..


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Hello again,

What about NPK ? I could quess thats could be the algea problem etc,

 

[Frenchi]

Hello again,

What about NPK ? I could quess thats could be the algea problem etc,

I have not been using NPK .. I have just bought a kit to mix my own ... Will that help then?


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[dw1305]

Hi all,

I have not been using NPK .. I have just bought a kit to mix my own ... Will that help then?

Yes should do. If plant growth is better you tend to have less algae problems. If you use CO2 and high light you need to add nutrients regularly. I only have low tech tanks, but even with these you need to supply enough nutrients to support active plant growth.

cheers Darrel

 

[Frenchi]

Hi all,
Yes should do. If plant growth is better you tend to have less algae problems. If you use CO2 and high light you need to add nutrients regularly. I only have low tech tanks, but even with these you need to supply enough nutrients to support active plant growth.

cheers Darrel

I see .. I have put the original light back on now with led's I just hope it is the right light spectrum .. It's the aqua one .. It is defiantly not as bright so I hope by adding co2 still that isn't going to cause me even more problems ..


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[pepedopolous]

Hi. The spectrum isn't a problem unless you don't like the way it looks over your aquarium...

With those ferts you mentioned you should see things improve, however, you'll still need to get rid of that BBA manually 🙁

 

[Vazkez]

yeap how darrel said I think all get to normal after starting to dose NPK.

Good luck and let us know 🙂

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
You should see some greening with in 7 days from the nitrogen. If you don't I'd dose the magnesium. Hard water in the UK often doesn't have much magnesium in it (especially from chalk aquifers). This differs from the USA, where a lot of their limestones have undergone dolomization.

cheers Darrel

 

[Frenchi]

Thank you for all your help on this matter I have changed the decor slightly now and starting a different design, still adding co2 and adding the fertz in the pic below .. Again thank you


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[Vazkez]

Hi,

when you use thise I recomend to buy dry fert as they are much cheaper. With the ones you have atm you basically paying for water.

Vaz

 

[Frenchi]

Hi,

when you use thise I recomend to buy dry fert as they are much cheaper. With the ones you have atm you basically paying for water.

Vaz

These are dry fertz I mixed them myself 🙂


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