happygirl65
Aquarium Advice Addict
So, I am still having problems with a green velvety fuzz growing on my amazon swords but that isn't nearly as annoying as the green hair or thread algae that appear every couple of days.
It is very interesting but my phosphates are quite high....the color turns really dark as soon as I add the drops from the second bottle on the test. This was just a few minutes after a 50%pwc.
I tested my tap for phosphate and it came up at 1.0
So I am saying the phosphates in the tank are 10 but it is possible that it is even higher.
Should I stop dosing phospate?
So here are my specs:
46 gal bowfront (been cycled and set up with light bio load for 6 months)
2.7 wpg light on for 10 hrs per day
CO2 Injected (about 5 ppm)
KH 7
Nitrates 20
Ammonia and Nitrite 0
My dosing has been:
1/2 tsp KNO3 (3 x weekly)
1/8 tsp KH2PO4 (3 x weekly)
1/8 tsp K2SO4 (3 x weekly)
1/8 tsp CSM+B (3 x weekly) alternate days
my bioload is:
12 neon tetras
6 kuhli loaches
3 Ottos
1 ADF
1 BN Pleco
I feed once per day with Tetra Color flakes and a couple of small shrimp pellets.
It does seem to be getting better than it was but is not totally gone.
I did miss some of my dosing and pwc during the holiday confusions but otherwise I have been fairly consistant. The only thing I have done recently was reduce the light to 10 hours per day in an effort to slow the algae.
Any suggestions?
Also what do you recommend the target range should be for my CO2 injection?
It is very interesting but my phosphates are quite high....the color turns really dark as soon as I add the drops from the second bottle on the test. This was just a few minutes after a 50%pwc.
I tested my tap for phosphate and it came up at 1.0
So I am saying the phosphates in the tank are 10 but it is possible that it is even higher.
Should I stop dosing phospate?
So here are my specs:
46 gal bowfront (been cycled and set up with light bio load for 6 months)
2.7 wpg light on for 10 hrs per day
CO2 Injected (about 5 ppm)
KH 7
Nitrates 20
Ammonia and Nitrite 0
My dosing has been:
1/2 tsp KNO3 (3 x weekly)
1/8 tsp KH2PO4 (3 x weekly)
1/8 tsp K2SO4 (3 x weekly)
1/8 tsp CSM+B (3 x weekly) alternate days
my bioload is:
12 neon tetras
6 kuhli loaches
3 Ottos
1 ADF
1 BN Pleco
I feed once per day with Tetra Color flakes and a couple of small shrimp pellets.
It does seem to be getting better than it was but is not totally gone.
I did miss some of my dosing and pwc during the holiday confusions but otherwise I have been fairly consistant. The only thing I have done recently was reduce the light to 10 hours per day in an effort to slow the algae.
Any suggestions?
Also what do you recommend the target range should be for my CO2 injection?