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Originally Posted by Buck
Heh, if you are the patient type and want to test the theory you could always yank the stems again leaving the same flow/ filter adjustments but I fear it would rear its ugly head again.  |
I'm definitely patient Buck. But I kicked a number of things in at the same time because I had a major problem underway. And having a planted discus tanks makes problems a little more urgent. The two are a bit more difficult to keep in balance than your typical plants with tetras tank. So I got aggressive before it got out of control.
But I WOULD like to know (and share) what made the difference.
If it starts to come back soon, before I try shutting off the filter, or pulling the stems, that will point to the Maracyn. So I'm going to let things sit for a while. And if it returns within a month, I'm gonna hit it with Maracyn again - just to see if that was it.
And if it does not return (in a major way) in a month, I'll try pulling the stems for a little while. And I'll try shutting off the new filter too. The results of that could be telling.
But even if the GSA does not come back, that does not mean one of those two factors didn't kill it. Not growing back from an "remission" state is not the same thing as dying when it is "dominant" IMO.
I definitely want to know what's at the root of this problem. And I definitely want to share it with the community. If it can be figured out, it should be shared!