Nathaniel Whiteside
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I cut right back on the light and upped co2 on my diatom algae, did the trick.
Was sunlight coming through the window killing me like.
Was sunlight coming through the window killing me like.
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Whats this algae and how do I rid of it?
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tim
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good call jono ammonia spike with every filter clean well diagnosed
Yes, just use tank water de-chlorinating after you've bathed the filter in chlorine does nothing 🙂
I wouldn't worry about the filter boosting products you have everything you need in your tank already you just need to let it move to the right place. Let it run for a week and then remove as much as you can from the tank whist leaving the filter well alone.
If you have no fish then personally I'd let the filter run for at least two weeks mabe even more before cleaning it again. Let the bacteria build up inside it but keep doing your weekly water changes.
I wouldn't worry about the filter boosting products you have everything you need in your tank already you just need to let it move to the right place. Let it run for a week and then remove as much as you can from the tank whist leaving the filter well alone.
If you have no fish then personally I'd let the filter run for at least two weeks mabe even more before cleaning it again. Let the bacteria build up inside it but keep doing your weekly water changes.
geoffbark
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Jaap
Did you take a look at the algae threads i linked too?
Johno has strengthened my diagnosis of brown algae 🙂
Strangly enough though i am going to tell you add NH3.
wait.........
Although Nh3 is contributing to the algae, this is because you are spiking the Nh3 by cleaning your filter in tap water and as johno says tank water is better or declorinated.
Adding NH3 will help kick in the nitrogen cycle, this is how you achieve a "fishless cycle". and this will produce good bacteria within your filter.
Add some fish later and this will keep the bacteria going. 🙂
Did you take a look at the algae threads i linked too?
Johno has strengthened my diagnosis of brown algae 🙂
Strangly enough though i am going to tell you add NH3.
wait.........
Although Nh3 is contributing to the algae, this is because you are spiking the Nh3 by cleaning your filter in tap water and as johno says tank water is better or declorinated.
Adding NH3 will help kick in the nitrogen cycle, this is how you achieve a "fishless cycle". and this will produce good bacteria within your filter.
Add some fish later and this will keep the bacteria going. 🙂
geoffbark
Member
Jaap said:
Take a look at this page
http://www.fishkeeping.co.uk/articles_51/fishless-cycling-article.htm
It will explain the importance of bacteria that breaks down ammonia (NH3) to Nitrite and then more bacteria break down nitrite to nitrate.
Your plants will use the nitrate.
The sponges are your first port of call in the filter you'll always get bacteria growing there in large quantities, your tank has no fish thus the ammonia will be small and due to organic breakdown amongst other things. Probably enough for the sponges to convert but not for a decent amount to grow on the ceramics to counter the chlorine bath which then adds ammonia from the dead bacteria on the sponges.
Just my opinion mate what have you got to lose, try it and see!
Just my opinion mate what have you got to lose, try it and see!
Johno2090 said:
Thanks mate...I will definitely try this don't get me wrong 🙂
I am just trying to understand how I get ammonia spikes when I have no fauna in the tank. So basically ammonia spikes come from the dead bacteria I kill when running the sponges under running water and from dead leaves?
tim
Member
You will probably have to remove algae manually trim it out of hair grass clean glass etc should go a long way to stopping it returning though
nry
Member
I doubt you'd need to worry about cleaning the filter at all, the bacteria level should build up and there will be little to no physical muck in the filter to clean out as there are no fish.
