Hey everyone,
I lurk here often, but rarely post/comment, but haven't really seen much on H202.
So with that being said, i had increased my 29g tanks lighting to 96w(4x24w CFL's) and started to deal with some major hair algae, and all my plants, sand and glass had started growing algae like no other.
I started researching H202 for using in an aquaponics system and wanted to figure out the effects it has on fish. I know H202 is often dosed in hydroponic systems to help prevent root rot(my main reason for my urban window aquaponic system) and also algae.
After reading some scientific papers, i decided to dose my main 29g tank with a 1ml per gallon and start experimenting. The glass i had left for 1 month before i started dosing and pretty much just did only 25% water change in that timeframe. After the tank had a nice build up, i did a 50% change and upon refilling, i added the H202.
I noticed some bubbles formed throughout the thank on plants, filter intake, and decor, but the fish seemed to be unaffected and plants seemed fine. I have continued dosing H202 within my system and have seen a fully reverse in algae growth.
I am currently adding 1.5ml of h2o2 every day and have seen my plants actually are showing some nice recovery.
Unfortunately i do not have any photos of my tank from when i started, but i shall be uploading some photos of my tank as it stands right now.
So i was wondering why we aren't talking about h2o2 as a cure to algae? has no one really experimented with it?
I lurk here often, but rarely post/comment, but haven't really seen much on H202.
So with that being said, i had increased my 29g tanks lighting to 96w(4x24w CFL's) and started to deal with some major hair algae, and all my plants, sand and glass had started growing algae like no other.
I started researching H202 for using in an aquaponics system and wanted to figure out the effects it has on fish. I know H202 is often dosed in hydroponic systems to help prevent root rot(my main reason for my urban window aquaponic system) and also algae.
After reading some scientific papers, i decided to dose my main 29g tank with a 1ml per gallon and start experimenting. The glass i had left for 1 month before i started dosing and pretty much just did only 25% water change in that timeframe. After the tank had a nice build up, i did a 50% change and upon refilling, i added the H202.
I noticed some bubbles formed throughout the thank on plants, filter intake, and decor, but the fish seemed to be unaffected and plants seemed fine. I have continued dosing H202 within my system and have seen a fully reverse in algae growth.
I am currently adding 1.5ml of h2o2 every day and have seen my plants actually are showing some nice recovery.
Unfortunately i do not have any photos of my tank from when i started, but i shall be uploading some photos of my tank as it stands right now.
So i was wondering why we aren't talking about h2o2 as a cure to algae? has no one really experimented with it?