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02-01-2013, 09:40 PM
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Algae Grower
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algae problem...help
I have algae problem in my 29gal tank...
i do 15% to 20% water change every week... i have about 8 fish in tank and 1 shrimp and ramshorn snails and malaysian trumpet snails... i just add live plants in to tanks and CO2- one/s... i have problem with algae for 7 months... The CO2 bust algae more to grow? |
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02-01-2013, 09:49 PM
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Moderator
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A picture would be very helpful in determining what kind of algae you have.
How much (and) what kind of lighting do you have? You mentioned your CO2 rate (1 bubble per second), but this does not actually tell us how much CO2 is being dissolved into the water column. Do you have a drop checker with a 4 dkH reference solution to check? And finally, are you adding any fertilizers, and if so, how much and how often?
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02-01-2013, 10:16 PM
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Algae Grower
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Algae problem
i have eheim 2217 filter
lighting-15W No fertilizer I don`t have a drop checker algae is green...-im gonna make photo tomorrow. |
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02-19-2013, 12:15 AM
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Algae Grower
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Algae problem
here are some pictures
i dont use any Ferts... water temp-76*F light 15W from 8.00am to 8.00pm no CO2... any idea what algae is that and how to clean that??? please... |
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02-19-2013, 01:34 AM
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Algae Grower
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anybody can help?
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02-19-2013, 01:59 AM
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aka Nick
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I would say reduce the light to 8hrs per day. If you can add CO2 or Excel.
what type of light is it? How far away from substrate is it? 15W doesn't tell us much these days with LED's and so forth.
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02-19-2013, 02:15 AM
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Algae Grower
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is 24ich from substrate and is 17inch long fluorescent bulb.
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02-20-2013, 10:05 AM
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Algae Grower
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anybody have any idea?
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03-04-2013, 09:40 PM
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Algae Grower
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anybody can help with that???
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03-04-2013, 10:02 PM
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Algae Grower
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I use a mag cleaner for the glass and a toothbrush on the rock. I call it PITA algae because its not really bad, but bad enough to get rid of it. Might try hydrogen peroxide. Lots of threads in the algae section on how to do it... Good luck!
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03-05-2013, 01:03 AM
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Algae Grower
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is that algae call Green Dust Algae, GDA???
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03-05-2013, 02:00 AM
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Wannabe Guru
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last page I believe so. if it is let it live out it's life cycle for a month or so till it goes away on it's own. scrapping it is the worst thing you can do(trust me i've had it and this is how I got rid of it). as far as the rock it looks like cyanobacteria due to the stringy parts on the plant base, but not 100% sure. If it is just dose no3(nitrate) but do try to find the route of the cause. How often have you been doing your water changes? Try to aim for about 30-50% a week to get rid of excessive nutrients. R/o water does miracles in controlling algae just make sure to use gh booster to replenish lost nutrients back into the water column.
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