Bert2oo1
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Hey guys I've just had a huge algae bloom and wondering if I'm going the right way about dosing my tank with ferts etc.
Tank size 30g
Currently levels are (30min after dosing ferts)
Nitrate 25ppm
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0.5
Ph 7.2
Temp 75f
LED lighting:
High light (100+ par at substrate)
Co2:
Diy co2 2bps (was 1bps but bumped it to 2bps today to try and rid algae)
Filter:
Fluval 205 filter aimed at surface for for movement (all plants still wave in current)
Fish stock:
2x Angels
4x black neon tetra
2x ottos
2x Cory Dora's
1x mystery snail (I hate snails but the wife had to have one :s)
Fert dosing: pps pro daily dosing.
Daily dosing of:
6ppm no3
0.6ppm po4
0.6ppm mg
7.98ppm k
That's a weekly dose of:
42 ppm no3
4.2 ppm of po4
4.2 ppm of mg
55.8ppm of k
Plants:
3x crypt wendtii (brown)
1x Amazon sword
3x crypt spiralis
lilaeopsis carpet
Christmas moss tree and rock
Substrate:
Fluval soil topped with Eco complete and root tabs
Tank has been running for 6 weeks now, tank is fully cycled (seeded media from start up)
Plant growth is very good (crypts have quadrupled in size and my carpet is spreading nicely. Moss is exploding with growth and my sword pearls most days of the week.
Everything has been running like a dream since a week ago where I got a bloom of GSA. I wiped down the glass with a magnet and did my weekly 50% water change. GSA came back after 2 days.
Now I'm seeing a tiny spot of BBA on a rock in the tank and I've had an explosion of what looks like staghorn algae. It's all over the glass, filter hoses and my plants.
Would all this algae be a cause of my ammonia spike? I took my carbon out of the filter yesterday as it would be exhausted. Could it be possible that I left the carb in there for too long and it has released everything it has absorbed and caused the ammonia spike and the crazy algae outbreak?
It was in the filter for about 4 weeks.
Also could my test results be wrong due to fert dosing?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as this is my first high light tank. Thanks guys
30g planted, 90g Oscar tank
Tank size 30g
Currently levels are (30min after dosing ferts)
Nitrate 25ppm
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0.5
Ph 7.2
Temp 75f
LED lighting:
High light (100+ par at substrate)
Co2:
Diy co2 2bps (was 1bps but bumped it to 2bps today to try and rid algae)
Filter:
Fluval 205 filter aimed at surface for for movement (all plants still wave in current)
Fish stock:
2x Angels
4x black neon tetra
2x ottos
2x Cory Dora's
1x mystery snail (I hate snails but the wife had to have one :s)
Fert dosing: pps pro daily dosing.
Daily dosing of:
6ppm no3
0.6ppm po4
0.6ppm mg
7.98ppm k
That's a weekly dose of:
42 ppm no3
4.2 ppm of po4
4.2 ppm of mg
55.8ppm of k
Plants:
3x crypt wendtii (brown)
1x Amazon sword
3x crypt spiralis
lilaeopsis carpet
Christmas moss tree and rock
Substrate:
Fluval soil topped with Eco complete and root tabs
Tank has been running for 6 weeks now, tank is fully cycled (seeded media from start up)
Plant growth is very good (crypts have quadrupled in size and my carpet is spreading nicely. Moss is exploding with growth and my sword pearls most days of the week.
Everything has been running like a dream since a week ago where I got a bloom of GSA. I wiped down the glass with a magnet and did my weekly 50% water change. GSA came back after 2 days.
Now I'm seeing a tiny spot of BBA on a rock in the tank and I've had an explosion of what looks like staghorn algae. It's all over the glass, filter hoses and my plants.
Would all this algae be a cause of my ammonia spike? I took my carbon out of the filter yesterday as it would be exhausted. Could it be possible that I left the carb in there for too long and it has released everything it has absorbed and caused the ammonia spike and the crazy algae outbreak?
It was in the filter for about 4 weeks.
Also could my test results be wrong due to fert dosing?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as this is my first high light tank. Thanks guys
30g planted, 90g Oscar tank