Arturosito
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So I'm about to give up, but before I do this will be my last attempt. I have no idea where all the algae is coming from. My setup: 25 gal with a 50w WRGB HIRO AQUATICS lamp, co2 regulator and diffuser by co2art.com at 3-4 bps. 6.5 hours light/day currently. The tank is almost 4 months old, heavy planted. No brand fertilizers (NPK separately dosed after a 50% WC and biweekly seachem iron additions) Soil: H.E.L.P. for planted tank.
Filter: attached on back chamber 1/2 gallon capacity that includes the circulation pump, 1/2 filled with lava rock as biomedia, and 100ml seachem purigen bag, plus sponges to remove solids.
Water: brand new Evans RO filter.
fish: 14 ember tetras fed every other day, and very little making sure the particles are tiny and don't make it to the soil. And I mean very small amounts.
Cleaning crew: 4 amanos, 2 cherries (Yes I know, not enough). But I just don't find anything justifiable for the algae production which starts booming 3-4 days after WC, especially cyano, green hair algae, and cyano.
During cycling, the soil was full of brown algae, and it didn't go away after 4 weeks until I added the fertilizer and then it became crystal clear clean, and then the algae started to appear a little before the fish addition. On a side note. I have a 3.5gal nano that uses the same water, DIY CO2, a brand new 30w led light that has just finished cycling and it is full of dead brown algae which I will remove today by syphoning it out, but now has also green hair algae. This nano is fishless.
So, what can I do? What can I test? What could be the problem?
Filter: attached on back chamber 1/2 gallon capacity that includes the circulation pump, 1/2 filled with lava rock as biomedia, and 100ml seachem purigen bag, plus sponges to remove solids.
Water: brand new Evans RO filter.
fish: 14 ember tetras fed every other day, and very little making sure the particles are tiny and don't make it to the soil. And I mean very small amounts.
Cleaning crew: 4 amanos, 2 cherries (Yes I know, not enough). But I just don't find anything justifiable for the algae production which starts booming 3-4 days after WC, especially cyano, green hair algae, and cyano.
During cycling, the soil was full of brown algae, and it didn't go away after 4 weeks until I added the fertilizer and then it became crystal clear clean, and then the algae started to appear a little before the fish addition. On a side note. I have a 3.5gal nano that uses the same water, DIY CO2, a brand new 30w led light that has just finished cycling and it is full of dead brown algae which I will remove today by syphoning it out, but now has also green hair algae. This nano is fishless.
So, what can I do? What can I test? What could be the problem?