pastamaster_29
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Hi everyone,
First of all, here are my tank details:
1. Size oftank in litres.
ADA 60P =60 litres
2. Age ofthe set - up.
Setup inOctober 2021, 4 months old
3.Filtration.
JBL e902, full power with Seachem Matrix
4. Lightingand duration.
ADA Aquasky RGB, reduced to 6.5 hours at the moment
5.Substrate
Tropica Soil
6. Co2dosing or Non-dosing.
Yes, CO2 2h before lights on, green/yellowish drop checker so roughly 30-40ppm
7. Fertilizersused + Ratios.
NO3 twice a week, constant ratio of 15-25ppm NO3, 1-1.5 ppm PO4 (once or twice a week)
8. Waterchange regime and type.
Weekly, 50%
9. Plantlist + When planted.
Rotala Hra, Rotala Nanjeshan, Rotala Macandra wavy green, Glossostigma, Anubias, Fern, Javamoss
10.Inhabitants.
No fish, only 10 amano shrip
11. Fulltank shot.
see attachments.
I hope the deails help. Since I set up the tank, I was dealing with persistent algae problems. The aquarium had kind of a rough start, since my lighting was too poor for Glossostigma and I also had a very long-lasting bacterial funghi on the driftwood in addition to melting Rotala nanjeshan. I started with an Aquasky G and switched to the ADA Aquasky RGB a few weeks later with much better growth of Glosso. However, since the start I am experiencing persistent green algae problems, especially after switching to the Aquasky RGB, which is no surprise since the light intensity is higher.
Anyway, I started having a green algae (filamentous/thread) explosion when I switched to the Aquasky RGB because I did not reduce the lighting period which was at 8h at that time. In addition, I found out that my nitrates levels were at some point close to zero, which gave another dent in plant health. I reduced the lighting period to 6.5 hours and increased fertilization and was somewhat able to tackle the green algae. However, I just can’t get rid of it and I don’t know what else the problem may be. With each water change, I physically remove as much algae as possible, but it still comes back a few days later and looks like in the pictures about 1 week after water change. I also had to replant the right side of the Glosso since it was infested with green algae. The left side (with less flow?) seems to do better.
I am using RO water, with a GH of 6 and ferts as described above. What I think I can safely rule out to be the root cause:
I just don’twhat else to try and I am slowly losing hope. Reduce the lighting period even more? I am happy for any advice! It's my third aquascape but I have never experienced such persistent problems.
Thanks inadvance!
Cheers,
Robert
P.S. I planted the Eleocharis acicularis a few days ago, so its still in emersed state but already infested with algae.
First of all, here are my tank details:
1. Size oftank in litres.
ADA 60P =60 litres
2. Age ofthe set - up.
Setup inOctober 2021, 4 months old
3.Filtration.
JBL e902, full power with Seachem Matrix
4. Lightingand duration.
ADA Aquasky RGB, reduced to 6.5 hours at the moment
5.Substrate
Tropica Soil
6. Co2dosing or Non-dosing.
Yes, CO2 2h before lights on, green/yellowish drop checker so roughly 30-40ppm
7. Fertilizersused + Ratios.
NO3 twice a week, constant ratio of 15-25ppm NO3, 1-1.5 ppm PO4 (once or twice a week)
8. Waterchange regime and type.
Weekly, 50%
9. Plantlist + When planted.
Rotala Hra, Rotala Nanjeshan, Rotala Macandra wavy green, Glossostigma, Anubias, Fern, Javamoss
10.Inhabitants.
No fish, only 10 amano shrip
11. Fulltank shot.
see attachments.
I hope the deails help. Since I set up the tank, I was dealing with persistent algae problems. The aquarium had kind of a rough start, since my lighting was too poor for Glossostigma and I also had a very long-lasting bacterial funghi on the driftwood in addition to melting Rotala nanjeshan. I started with an Aquasky G and switched to the ADA Aquasky RGB a few weeks later with much better growth of Glosso. However, since the start I am experiencing persistent green algae problems, especially after switching to the Aquasky RGB, which is no surprise since the light intensity is higher.
Anyway, I started having a green algae (filamentous/thread) explosion when I switched to the Aquasky RGB because I did not reduce the lighting period which was at 8h at that time. In addition, I found out that my nitrates levels were at some point close to zero, which gave another dent in plant health. I reduced the lighting period to 6.5 hours and increased fertilization and was somewhat able to tackle the green algae. However, I just can’t get rid of it and I don’t know what else the problem may be. With each water change, I physically remove as much algae as possible, but it still comes back a few days later and looks like in the pictures about 1 week after water change. I also had to replant the right side of the Glosso since it was infested with green algae. The left side (with less flow?) seems to do better.
I am using RO water, with a GH of 6 and ferts as described above. What I think I can safely rule out to be the root cause:
- not enough CO2 --> I start infection 2h before lights on with 3bps and a yellowish drop checker at the end of the lightind period.
- not enough NO3 --> I make sure to have a constant level of NO3 of 15-25 ppm through the whole week (by dosing larger amounts twice a week)
- not enough flow --> filter should be strong enough and you can see CO2 bubbles throughout the aquarium. Skimmer gives additional circular flow.
I just don’twhat else to try and I am slowly losing hope. Reduce the lighting period even more? I am happy for any advice! It's my third aquascape but I have never experienced such persistent problems.
Thanks inadvance!
Cheers,
Robert
P.S. I planted the Eleocharis acicularis a few days ago, so its still in emersed state but already infested with algae.