Jaguar's ADA 60-P : Plants! Plants! More plants!

Jaguar · 12-10-2012, 05:10 AM

Yeah I've got some cool driftwood soaking in my laundry sink

I will add some more.

**oldpunk78** · 12-10-2012, 05:17 AM

I've read a bunch a threads with folks from Canada that have had bga. What's in the water up there? Maybe try RO.

bluestems · 12-10-2012, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatGuyWithTheFish

Black out for three days, up the nitrates.

How do you up the nitrates, is there something that you can add?

I too have bga... so I know what you're going through, Jaguar. It began slowly, just popping up in small areas which were easy to remove manually and then bam! It's everywhere.

**sayurasem** · 12-10-2012, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluestems

How do you up the nitrates, is there something that you can add?

I too have bga... so I know what you're going through, Jaguar. It began slowly, just popping up in small areas which were easy to remove manually and then bam! It's everywhere.

Nitrogen fertilizer

Jaguar · 12-10-2012, 08:14 AM

I have powdered KNO3, ordered it from Canadian Aquatics a while back... I also have CSM+b and magnesium sulfate (I am too scared to use this one lol)

My tap water is sourced from a lake that has cyano colonies... but it is still treated/chlorinated so I have no idea!

bluestems · 12-13-2012, 05:59 PM

Thanks, sayurasem & Jaguar for the help! I did some more maintenance, cutting back the dhg to help increase flow, reduced my photoperiod and installed an inline heater to maintain a temp of 72. Just when I was ready to begin dosing the extra fert, the bga started to melt... yay!

talontsiawd · 12-13-2012, 06:07 PM

Good recovery. I had the same issue my 20 long scape before my current. I did a dry start for quite awhile with a ton more light than I would normally use and got BGA issues like crazy.

Jaguar · 12-15-2012, 07:34 PM

There are still a few tiny spots with some green stuff but it's not spreading yet...

Tested params today.

ph 6.8-7.2 (can't really tell)
ammonia between 0 and .25 ppm
nitrite 0 ppm
nitrate 10-20 ppm (added a tiny bit more)

Jaguar · 12-19-2012, 11:08 PM

Tank's looking OK, a bit of the HC is dying off... still lots of bright green growth though, I think it'll bounce back. There are still a few small spots around the tank with cyano - cm x cm patches... but they are not spreading... or they are spreading VERY slowly. I will do a bit more manual removal tonight

The good news is, I am getting a CO2 cylinder tomorrow! My dad sent me a bit of money for Christmas and I decided it would be my present to myself this year. It is an aluminum tank, just hydrostat yesterday, he said some kind of valve had to be replaced on it?? So it is more or less a brand new tank. It should be here tomorrow morning, full too! Whee!

**@marko@** · 12-19-2012, 11:26 PM

if the bga persists, you can do a small round of erthyromycin (maracyn) and it should clear up.
bga is actually cyanobacteria, a bacterium, and antibiotics can kill it.
as long as you treated the underlying cause.
otherwise it just comes right back in a few weeks.

Jaguar · 12-20-2012, 03:50 PM

Yeah, I know, if you read back on my thread I really haven't established an underlying cause yet, I lowered the power of my lights quite a bit, my flow's good, I dose ferts including nitrates, and so on... I tried hydrogen peroxide and it seems to have worked really well so far, fingers crossed that when my CO2 gets hooked up today it'll be enough to keep it gone for good!

Also yeah my CO2 cylinder came today! Early Christmas present to myself!

Jaguar · 12-20-2012, 06:26 PM

Isn't that an exciting sight!! I just need to fashion some kind of makeshift diffuser until I can get a proper one, or some kind of reactor I could fit in my stand.

Jaguar · 12-20-2012, 08:57 PM

Safety valve is venting. It was fine for ~ 2 hours. I don't have time to deal with this right now, I am about to go on vacation for 3 weeks tomorrow. Ugh!

Jaguar · 12-26-2012, 10:27 PM

Bit of good news, bit of bad.

I left the tank unattended for the first 5 days of my holidays. Good news is, not much growth in the cyano department. Bad news is, my HC is basically dead. I am taking it all out tonight and putting it in some potting soil under the light before I leave. Hoping a little of it will bounce back so I can replant it when my CO2 is going.

On that note I still have no clue why my CO2 regulator is acting up. Will have to deal with it get back. None of my other plants are growing. Hopefully that will work itself out when my regulator gets fixed.

**hedge_fund** · 01-14-2013, 03:38 AM

how is this going?

12-10-2012, 05:10 AM	#76
Jaguar Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kelowna BC, Canada Posts: 761	Yeah I've got some cool driftwood soaking in my laundry sink I will add some more. __________________ ADA 60-P (17g) ~ Fluval Spec (2g)

12-10-2012, 08:14 AM	#80
Jaguar Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kelowna BC, Canada Posts: 761	I have powdered KNO3, ordered it from Canadian Aquatics a while back... I also have CSM+b and magnesium sulfate (I am too scared to use this one lol) My tap water is sourced from a lake that has cyano colonies... but it is still treated/chlorinated so I have no idea! __________________ ADA 60-P (17g) ~ Fluval Spec (2g)

12-13-2012, 05:59 PM	#81
bluestems Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 736	Thanks, sayurasem & Jaguar for the help! I did some more maintenance, cutting back the dhg to help increase flow, reduced my photoperiod and installed an inline heater to maintain a temp of 72. Just when I was ready to begin dosing the extra fert, the bga started to melt... yay! __________________ my little eden 7g nano, a work in progress cherry shrimp vase 3g semi-emersed bowl

12-13-2012, 06:07 PM	#82
talontsiawd Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 2,477	Good recovery. I had the same issue my 20 long scape before my current. I did a dry start for quite awhile with a ton more light than I would normally use and got BGA issues like crazy. __________________ -Matt Eheim Pimp Club # 382 The Fraternity of Dirt #53 13 Stones (Part 2) 6 Gallon Betta Tank

12-15-2012, 07:34 PM	#83
Jaguar Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kelowna BC, Canada Posts: 761	There are still a few tiny spots with some green stuff but it's not spreading yet... Tested params today. ph 6.8-7.2 (can't really tell) ammonia between 0 and .25 ppm nitrite 0 ppm nitrate 10-20 ppm (added a tiny bit more) __________________ ADA 60-P (17g) ~ Fluval Spec (2g)

12-10-2012, 05:17 AM	#77
oldpunk78 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (102/100%) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 4,477	I've read a bunch a threads with folks from Canada that have had bga. What's in the water up there? Maybe try RO.

12-19-2012, 11:08 PM	#84
Jaguar Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kelowna BC, Canada Posts: 761	Tank's looking OK, a bit of the HC is dying off... still lots of bright green growth though, I think it'll bounce back. There are still a few small spots around the tank with cyano - cm x cm patches... but they are not spreading... or they are spreading VERY slowly. I will do a bit more manual removal tonight The good news is, I am getting a CO2 cylinder tomorrow! My dad sent me a bit of money for Christmas and I decided it would be my present to myself this year. It is an aluminum tank, just hydrostat yesterday, he said some kind of valve had to be replaced on it?? So it is more or less a brand new tank. It should be here tomorrow morning, full too! Whee! __________________ ADA 60-P (17g) ~ Fluval Spec (2g)

12-19-2012, 11:26 PM	#85
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (40/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,459	if the bga persists, you can do a small round of erthyromycin (maracyn) and it should clear up. bga is actually cyanobacteria, a bacterium, and antibiotics can kill it. as long as you treated the underlying cause. otherwise it just comes right back in a few weeks. __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67

12-20-2012, 03:50 PM	#86
Jaguar Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kelowna BC, Canada Posts: 761	Yeah, I know, if you read back on my thread I really haven't established an underlying cause yet, I lowered the power of my lights quite a bit, my flow's good, I dose ferts including nitrates, and so on... I tried hydrogen peroxide and it seems to have worked really well so far, fingers crossed that when my CO2 gets hooked up today it'll be enough to keep it gone for good! Also yeah my CO2 cylinder came today! Early Christmas present to myself! __________________ ADA 60-P (17g) ~ Fluval Spec (2g) Last edited by Jaguar; 12-20-2012 at 04:01 PM.. Reason: added pic

12-20-2012, 06:26 PM	#87
Jaguar Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kelowna BC, Canada Posts: 761	Isn't that an exciting sight!! I just need to fashion some kind of makeshift diffuser until I can get a proper one, or some kind of reactor I could fit in my stand. __________________ ADA 60-P (17g) ~ Fluval Spec (2g)

12-20-2012, 08:57 PM	#88
Jaguar Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kelowna BC, Canada Posts: 761	Safety valve is venting. It was fine for ~ 2 hours. I don't have time to deal with this right now, I am about to go on vacation for 3 weeks tomorrow. Ugh! __________________ ADA 60-P (17g) ~ Fluval Spec (2g) Last edited by Jaguar; 12-20-2012 at 09:42 PM.. Reason: oops

12-26-2012, 10:27 PM	#89
Jaguar Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kelowna BC, Canada Posts: 761	Bit of good news, bit of bad. I left the tank unattended for the first 5 days of my holidays. Good news is, not much growth in the cyano department. Bad news is, my HC is basically dead. I am taking it all out tonight and putting it in some potting soil under the light before I leave. Hoping a little of it will bounce back so I can replant it when my CO2 is going. On that note I still have no clue why my CO2 regulator is acting up. Will have to deal with it get back. None of my other plants are growing. Hopefully that will work itself out when my regulator gets fixed. __________________ ADA 60-P (17g) ~ Fluval Spec (2g)

01-14-2013, 03:38 AM	#90
hedge_fund Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (62/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 2,664	how is this going?

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