Lonewolfblue
Aquarium Advice Addict
Now the question on BGA, if your nitrate levels are up, why does it keep coming back? Right now that's the only one I'm battling in my 29G. Got rid of all the rest, but even after blackouts, all's clean for about a week, then BGA comes right back. And I don't want to dose more nitrate, as my nitrate levels are pretty high. I've been dosing extra phosphate and potassium as well, and my CO2 is very good. Plants pearl like a mad house, and got good flow across the front of the tank, but the BGA just loves the gravel in the front of the tank and along the lower glass. It's real slimy, and stinks. I've got it cleaned up once again, but would like to keep it away for good.
I also read that it's really not low nitrates that cause BGA, but increased disolved organics, and they recommend adding carbon to the filter at the very first sign of BGA. I'm going that route right now, manually cleaned as much as I could and added carbon, and dosing to proper levels, if not a little more. Any thoughts on this as well?
I also read that it's really not low nitrates that cause BGA, but increased disolved organics, and they recommend adding carbon to the filter at the very first sign of BGA. I'm going that route right now, manually cleaned as much as I could and added carbon, and dosing to proper levels, if not a little more. Any thoughts on this as well?