Well it turns out the algae in the 25g isn't BGA, but I have a horrific case of cyanobacteria in my brand new 15g! *sighs* Came in on some new plants; I didn't dip them as I should have. The plants went in a week ago and its just about covered the tank; every plant has some on it, its almost covered the java moss, its covering the brand new driftwood and even the Onyx sand. Its a brand new tank with very low nitrogen levels (I don't know what they are today, but over the weekend they were 0/0/15 - I added a mature sponge into the tank so it instantly cycled as it came from a mature tank with 6 adult fish and 13 babies, and went into a tank with 2 fish).
I searched the planted forum, but I can't find the thread I'm looking for concerning BGA. Think it was by lmw80. So I want to clarify; its 200 mg per 10g as I read in a thread (LOL was my post - was something I read on the krib site)? I don't want to cover the tank; the rams are starting to build nests and I don't want to mess with that.
2 other things. Can I remove that sponge and return it to the 25g or will that drag the BGA along with it like I think it would? I do have some BioSpira, so I'm not worried about having to recycle the tank. And what about the fish n snails? I have to admit I'm a bit hesitant to medicate healthy animals, as they would be exposed to the erythromycin.
I searched the planted forum, but I can't find the thread I'm looking for concerning BGA. Think it was by lmw80. So I want to clarify; its 200 mg per 10g as I read in a thread (LOL was my post - was something I read on the krib site)? I don't want to cover the tank; the rams are starting to build nests and I don't want to mess with that.
2 other things. Can I remove that sponge and return it to the 25g or will that drag the BGA along with it like I think it would? I do have some BioSpira, so I'm not worried about having to recycle the tank. And what about the fish n snails? I have to admit I'm a bit hesitant to medicate healthy animals, as they would be exposed to the erythromycin.