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More info please....(Use the form in the sticky thread). I thought veterans should know by now.
hi guys..
got this problem for quite some time already and im fustrated man!! everytime i have the time i will remove it using my hands but it still no use.. more and more grows.. have tried adding sae and yamato but like no effect.. maybe not enough numbers?
anyone have any ideas on how to remove them easily and completely??!?!?!
thanks in advance
More info please....(Use the form in the sticky thread). I thought veterans should know by now.
sorry
Tank Dimensions (LxWxH, specify units): 2ftx1ftx1.5ft
Lighting Intensity(No of Watts) : 72W
Number and type of Lighting (FL/PL/MH) : PL
Age of light bulbs : 3 years plus
No. of hours your lights are on : 10hrs a day
CO2 Injection Rate (bps) : 1bps
Type of CO2 (DIY/Cylinder) : cylinder
Method of Injection (e.g. Diffusor/Reactor) : diffusor
Liquid fertilisers Used (Product name. E.g. Seachem Flourish) : Seachem flourish and trace
Fertilization regime (Frequency and amount per dose) : been about 2 months since i last dose
Other fertilisers (Product name. E.g. Root Monster) : none
Other additives (Product name. E.g. Seachem Prime) : none
Type of Filter (overhead/internal/canister, Product name/model if possible) : cannister
When was the filter last washed : can't remember
Filter media used : wool
When was the media last changed : can't remember
What was changed : none
Age of setup (i.e. since initial setup or last major re-do ) : 3months
Water change frequency : once a month
Amount changed : 3/4 of tank
Water surface movement (None/gentle/turbulent) : gentle
Circulation (None/gentle/turbulent) : gentle
Tank Temperature : 25degress
Chemical Properties (Fill what you can)
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KH (dKH):
GH (dGH):
pH :
NH4 (ppm):
NO2 (ppm):
NO3 (ppm):
PO4 (ppm):
Fe (ppm):
Bioload (Number and type of fish and plants)
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3 SAE, A few yamato about 5 left
Describe your problem :
been having beard algae for about 1 month already.. tried alot of times removing it by hand but to no avail. it just comes coming and coming. have reduced the lighting to 36W and increased co2 to 2bps since beginning of week but not much changes..
Are you willing to do weekly water changes of 50% or so?
Do you mind getting stuff like KNO3, KH2PO4 and dose them frequently?
Regards
Peter Gwee
yup.. i definately don't mind...Originally Posted by PeterGwee
Are you willing to do weekly water changes of 50% or so?
Do you mind getting stuff like KNO3, KH2PO4 and dose them frequently?
Regards
Peter Gwee
how frequent should i dose KNO3 and the KH2PO4?
Ok, trim off all affected plant leaves, scrub tank walls, equipments and etc. Clean the filter (mechanical section only) well. Add back new plants if the plant mass decimate by quite a bit. Change 50% or more water.
After the water change, add the following:
1/4 teaspoon of KNO3 or slightly less (10ppm) 3x a week (T= 30ppm)
1/32 teaspoon of KH2PO4 (1.5-2ppm) 3x a week
5ml of Seachem Flourish 3x a week a day apart from the macros.
Crank the CO2 to 30ppm via pH/KH measurement and watch the plants and critters. You should get good pearling rates. (Blow the fine bubbles from the diffuser around the tank real good. Change the flow pattern if necessary to acheive that.).
The algae should not come back if you do this. If something is still wrong, it has to be from your CO2. Clean the diffusor regularly and add more CO2 if necessary but slowly. (Not from 1bps to 2bps but small increments like 1.1-1.2bps instead and watch the critter behaviour carefully for that day. Be around when you do this. Then watch the plant response for that week. Add more the next week if growth is still sub-standard.)
Remember to have some surface movement (not alot though), shut the CO2 off at night and back off when the critter shows signs of CO2 stress during the day.
Regards
Peter Gwee
Last edited by PeterGwee; 12th Nov 2005 at 21:17.
To add, I clean my diffusor weekly, using bleach soaking for an hour, and another hour of soaking in plain water with alot of anti-chlorine. This maintains my diffusor at optimum working condition. Clogging is a issue that will screw with your CO2 rates very quickly, resulting in BBA again.
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