Recent content by trogon

Thanks for the suggestions. The suggestion regarding feeding boiled peas is interesting. Do you use canned green peas as purchased from the grocer? I failed to mention that I dose with Flourish Excel and Flourine-FE on alternate days in amounts suggested by the manufacturer. I presume trace...

I have a 75 gallon fw tank. All water chemistry is within acceptable parameters, ph 6.4 to 6.6, 78 degrees F, planted, CO2 injection, Marineland 360 filter, three 40w fluorescent bulbs, two daylight and one grow light, two of the bulbs are illuminated for 10 hours, all three for 12 hours. Tank...

Thanks Neilan, I'll give that a try, but when I was attempting to establish a diffusion rate, altering the CO2 content of the water, I, of course, was also altering the Ph. All seems to be well (except the black algae problem) at a Ph of 6.8 to neutral. Can one go outside these boundaries...

I have procured a Kh test kit and found the Kh/Ph testing to determine CO2 content of the water to be somewhat subjective, the Ph more so than the the Kh. After finally settling on a diffusion rate, I estimate the Ph to be 6.8. It takes five drops of the Kh test solution to turn the water...

Neilan, Thank you for the advice. I will proceed with the reduced photoperiod approach and will procure a kH test kit first. I will keep you posted as to results. Trogon

Hello and thank you for your replies. My tank lighting consist of three 40w bulbs, 48'. One is a plant/aquaruim, one a broad spectrum and the third is labeled t12-BP, not sure what that designates. Lights are on for 12 hours, as is the CO2 infusion system. My thinking on using CO2 in...

need help with plant problem (continued) Hello and thanks for your responses. Lighting on my tank consist of three 40w bulbs, 48", one a plant/aquarium, one a wide spectrum and one labeled T12-BP, not sure what the BP designation means. The lights (and CO2 infusion system) are on for 12 hours...

I have a 75 gallon planted tank, CO2 system, adequate filtration, not too many fish, correct lighting, temp maintained at 78 degrees F. I feed the plants on alternate days with Flourish Excel in addition to the CO2 infusion. Tank does not receive direct sunlight. Green algae present but not a...