bba and cyanobacteria

georgedodge · 11-11-2012, 03:09 PM

hello i have bba and cyanobacteria i think it is due to phosphates being 10 times higher than they should be, should i reset the whole tank and stop fertilizing altogether

**chunkychun** · 11-11-2012, 03:13 PM

had cyanobacteria but all gone with erythromycin. why not do water changes to correct your phosphate levels? and correcting parameters before you blow up tank

georgedodge · 11-11-2012, 03:40 PM

yes i will i just need to wait till my ro unit comes i was advised toget one because tap has high phosphate, i think this is the root of the problem

KH2PO4 · 11-11-2012, 03:57 PM

How high (your tap)? I'm not a fan of having high phosphate in the water.
But the tap should not have higher than 10x than it should be.
So that may not be the root and you may not need the RO.

**Hoppy** · 11-11-2012, 05:16 PM

10X the desired level of phosphates has not been shown to lead to algae. Many of us have accidentally dosed that much without any consequence. BGA, cyanobacteria, seems to show up when you have too little nitrates, or when there is intense light, like sunlight on areas of the tank, or when there is very little water circulation in the tank. BBA suggests too much light for the amount of CO2 you have available to the plants. (Or any other shortage that stunts the plants growth.)

11-11-2012, 03:09 PM	#1
georgedodge Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: england Posts: 70	bba and cyanobacteria hello i have bba and cyanobacteria i think it is due to phosphates being 10 times higher than they should be, should i reset the whole tank and stop fertilizing altogether

11-11-2012, 03:40 PM	#3
georgedodge Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: england Posts: 70	ro water yes i will i just need to wait till my ro unit comes i was advised toget one because tap has high phosphate, i think this is the root of the problem

11-11-2012, 05:16 PM	#5
Hoppy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (54/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 17,215	10X the desired level of phosphates has not been shown to lead to algae. Many of us have accidentally dosed that much without any consequence. BGA, cyanobacteria, seems to show up when you have too little nitrates, or when there is intense light, like sunlight on areas of the tank, or when there is very little water circulation in the tank. BBA suggests too much light for the amount of CO2 you have available to the plants. (Or any other shortage that stunts the plants growth.) __________________ Hoppy

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11-11-2012, 03:13 PM	#2
chunkychun Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: fl Posts: 226	had cyanobacteria but all gone with erythromycin. why not do water changes to correct your phosphate levels? and correcting parameters before you blow up tank

11-11-2012, 03:57 PM	#4
KH2PO4 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 245	How high (your tap)? I'm not a fan of having high phosphate in the water. But the tap should not have higher than 10x than it should be. So that may not be the root and you may not need the RO.