Recent content by arrik

The bacterial bloom has actually subsided over the course of today. I’ve got the filter and a power head to provide agitation. Nothing goes in the tank except the freshwater from the store. I don’t use tap. The fish were not new. I’ve changed in the tank but reduced light to try to stop the...

Here’s a silhouette shot of the leaves where you can see the fuzzy stuff coming off the edges, which is why the store thought BBA

ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 5ppm pH 7.4

That’s a really good point, I don’t know why I didn’t think to ask that when the store tested the water. I have my own kit, I’ll redo and get back to you.

It is right at 2 years old. Ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 0, phosphate 0, KH 3, GH 2, pH 7. The black stuff is on the plants and rocks. The light is on for 1 hour in the morning and 3 hours in the evening. Removing the affected growth is tantamount to removing all the plants. And yeah. I...

I’m absolutely crushed. My tank crashed. I lost all livestock. Ive had this black crud overwhelming my plants for weeks now, my fish slowly dying, and the aquarium store kept having me buy things that would make it go away. Algae eating fish, powerhead, bigger filter. On and on. It never left...