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Get more plants in your tank. The algae is common in new tank setups.
hi bros
I have a strange problem and need some help
new tank cycling for 17 days now.
Tank Dimensions (LxWxH, specify units): 58 x 22 x 30 cm
Lighting Intensity(No of Watts) : 36
Number and type of Lighting (FL/PL/MH) : PL
Age of light bulbs : 1 week
No. of hours your lights are on : 10- 12 hours
CO2 Injection Rate (bps) : 2 per 3 seconds
Type of CO2 (DIY/Cylinder) : cylinder
Method of Injection (e.g. Diffusor/Reactor) : reactor
Liquid fertilisers Used (Product name. E.g. Seachem Flourish) : wondergro micro and macro
Fertilization regime (Frequency and amount per dose) : as per instructions
Other fertilisers (Product name. E.g. Root Monster) : nil
Other additives (Product name. E.g. Seachem Prime) : seachem prime
Type of Filter (overhead/internal/canister, Product name/model if possible) : cannister, Eden 501
When was the filter last washed : new setup
Filter media used : ehem subs pro
When was the media last changed : -
What was changed : -
Age of setup (i.e. since initial setup or last major re-do ) : 17 days
Water change frequency : 3 days
Amount changed : 30% - 50%
Water surface movement (None/gentle/turbulent) : gentle
Circulation (None/gentle/turbulent) : gentle
Tank Temperature : 26-27 with fan on
Chemical Properties (Fill what you can)
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KH (dKH): 3
GH (dGH): unknown
pH : 6.5
NH4 (ppm): 0
NO2 (ppm): unknown
NO3 (ppm): unknown
PO4 (ppm): unknown
Fe (ppm): unknown
Bioload (Number and type of fish and plants)
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Plants: HC, Hairgrass, downoi
Fuana: 2 yamato
Describe your problem :
Not sure why the tanks seems yellowish? The stones have a yellow patch (can't tell whether its alage) the plants turn yellow after a few days but most are growing.
Could it be the case of HC melting and causing the stain?
or is it that my lights are not strong enough? (unlikely cause the stain is on the stones as well)
Can i add activated carbon into my filter to get rid of the stain?
Many thanks in advance !
Get more plants in your tank. The algae is common in new tank setups.
thanks, i think it should be algae.. saw my yamato happily grazing on the stones..
will add more plants and cleaners
add an oto, but remember to feed it after it cleared all your aglae.
Cheers, Christophe
Yes must feed them after they clean up the algae. Used to have a few oto in my 1ft and very happy with their algae cleaning ability. Sad that 2 of them died last week due to shortage of food supply I guess, now the rest are happy sucking the algae wafer.
yeah, added more plants and removed one internal filter (think it is causing CO2 level to drop). Situation is better now.
just got 2 otos today.
now cleasning crew = 2 oto+ 2 yamato
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