I think is your CO2.
DIY is not reliable.
At the later part of the week, the CO2 will be lesser and inconsistent.
In addition, we are not really perfect everytime we form the mixture.
Hope that those brown patches are not algae.
Well, my riccia, erect moss, taiwan moss and java moss have been doing well in my tank for about 2 months+, growing well and pearling and all, but for the past 2 days something seems wrong. brown patches appeared on my erect moss with this burnt look. Same with my java moss. My riccia seems to be withering at the tips, looking yellowish. Loose riccia left floating on top of tank seems perfectly healthy though. What went wrong?
Tank : 60 x 30 x 20(cm)
Light : 55w pl (for 10-12 hours daily)
Co2 : DIY dispense through flipper
Flitration : Resun internal
Substrate : Jbl base fert with normal gravel on top
Temperature : 24-27 degree celcius
Ph : 6.5-7
Kh : 3
Fertilisation : Lushgro Aqua
It currently houses only 4 corydoras + 5 yamatos as my other fishes are in hospital tank being treated for whitespots.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I think is your CO2.
DIY is not reliable.
At the later part of the week, the CO2 will be lesser and inconsistent.
In addition, we are not really perfect everytime we form the mixture.
Hope that those brown patches are not algae.
CO2? Not too sure about that, cause I have been using diy for the past 3 months with good results. And don't think the brown patches are algae, they look more like burnt leaves, "chao da" if you know what I mean.
If the Riccia is not pearling, that is a good indication of not enough CO2.
Other wise K and NO3.
Both Riccia and moss cannot use anything except CO2 to grow. They also like K and NO3 in good amounts.
Regards,
Tom Barr
Thanks for the replies. Pardon me if i ask noob question ( because I'm still very new to this hobby ), K and NO3 = potassium and nitrate??
I'm more incline to think its not the co2 as my riccia and moss have been doing well for abt 3 months, with riccia pearling like mad and even the mosses shows a bit of pearling, and I have been using the same recipe for the diy CO2. But then again I may be wrong as i'm still a noob
You are right about k and NO3.
Normally, we will dose kNO3.
You can refer to the chuck's calculator on the dosage.
Noob or Amano san, you should always check the CO2 when you see something not right in the plant growth.
DIY is especially prone. Check right before the lights go off at night, shoot for 25-30ppm range when the lights are on.
KNO3 is easy to dose, you can get it at Dr Mallick's.
You will definitely need this! And some KH2PO4 also.
A little will go a long way and these are cheap.
Also consider at 5.5 w/gal and few fish, you have a very low bioload and lots of growth.
Try this routine once you aquire the KNO3 and the KH2PO4:
50% weekly water change
Add KNO3 and KH2PO4 right after
1/8" teaspoon of KNO3
One rice grain's worth of KH2PO4
The next day add 3mls of the trace Lush grow
Add the KNO3/KH2PO4 the following day, keep adding the traces and the macro nutrients on alternating days.
If you keep the CO2 up and do the water changes, this should really kick the growth of the tank into high gear.
The frequent dosing keeps the tank supplied with plenty of nutrients and the weekly water change remove any build up.
So this is an easy method that does not rely on testing so much, a single 5 gal water change is not bad either.
So that's not too bad.
Add 3 things.
Weekly water change.
The only other possible thing you might consider, adding a 1/4 teaspoon of SeaChem Equilibrium after the water change.
Lights on for 10-11 hrs
Keep up on changing the CO2.
Regards,
Tom Barr
Wow! Thats very detailed advice, great for someone starting out and trying to learn more. Thanks a lot, Tom.
Will go get those stuffs and folllow your advice asap.
BTW, what does SeaChem Equilibrium do? And once I introduced my cured fishes back into the tank, do I still follow this same dosing regime?
Fishes awaiting to go back are :
4 x neon tetras
1 x SAE
4 x chocolate gouramies
7 x cherry barbs
2 x otos
and also the present 4 corydora sterbai and 9 x yamatoes.
May not add the neons and 2 chocolate gouramies back into this tank though as it seems the bioload is a little on the high side.
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