After having a little bit of a read on your thoughts expresseded in the all wet thumbs forums, I am starting to wonder about my dosing, and it's possible causes for my BBA outbreak...
From what I've learned so far, is that CO2 gives one a greater margin for error, and a wider scope to control plant growth, and in turn, nutrient uptake to the point where it out competes algae.
However in the case of cyanobacteria, it's nitrogen fixing so that no matter how much co2 you add, if you have no N for the plants to utilise, the cyanabacteria will bloom on the remaining unused nutrients.
Would it be fair to assume that a low level of KNO3 coupled with an overdose of KPO4 and traces be to blame? In that there is enough NO3 being used to not warrant an outbreak of cyanobacteria, as it's being outcompeted by the plants and possibly higher echelon algaes. However, The plants don't have enough to continute photosynthesising and the higher echelon algaes bloom.
Basically I'm assuming that by dosing in the reigeme that I am, I'm depleting the NO3 too much for the plants and suddenly the bba has a chance to get a stranglehold?
Also seeing as plants love a supply of NH4 would it be the next logical step to start adding NH4 to give the plants the winning edge in utilising the micros and macros?
Yes, I'm adding fuel to the fire, I'd like to hear your opinions or your findings on this.
Curare
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