I just got over a nice case of GW, to find this algae, that I've never seen before.
Parameters as follows.
55 gallon that's been setup for about 2 months now with moneralized dirt topped by flourite.
Ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate will all sit at 0 ppm unless I dose, and I aim for about 5 to 10 ppm nitrate. Phosohate is dosed the same. General hardness is 11 degree, karbonate hardness sits around 5 degree.
Pressurized CO2 injection, about 2bbs, injected with a Sera 500 inline reactor. Drop checker sits at green with 4 dkh solution.
Fertilizer is 5ml flourish trace and iron every other day. 5ml flourish, .5ml aquavitro synthesis (nitrogen) and 1ml aquavitro activate(phosphate) on the other days.
Water changes are 50% once a week(tends to be a Sunday activity).
Filtration is a Fluval 204 with bio media that has been in constant service for over 4 years. The filter baskets are set up with 30ppi foam followed by polishing pads in the bottom basket, the rest of the baskets are full of bio media. The return is through a spray bar to help with circulation. I know the filter is undersized at the moment, but I view the plants as a part of my filtration.
Lighting is a 2 lamp f32t8, with both lamps running at a 4x overdrive. The lamps are both for plants, just can't remember the kelvin rating. Lights are on a 6 hour on, 6 off schedule.
Fish are 6 neon tetras, 8 zebra danios, 2 otto cats, 1 amano shrimp, and a couple random snails.
Plants are anacharis naja (planning to replace, just have to figure out what to replace it with), 2 tropica swords, several anubias nana, dwarf hairgrass, corkscrew vals, and crypt wendtii. There is one sprig of elodea densa on the front glass that I'm trying to propogate to put a couple sprigs around the filter inlet and heater.
What is this algae, and what's it's trigger?
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Parameters as follows.
55 gallon that's been setup for about 2 months now with moneralized dirt topped by flourite.
Ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate will all sit at 0 ppm unless I dose, and I aim for about 5 to 10 ppm nitrate. Phosohate is dosed the same. General hardness is 11 degree, karbonate hardness sits around 5 degree.
Pressurized CO2 injection, about 2bbs, injected with a Sera 500 inline reactor. Drop checker sits at green with 4 dkh solution.
Fertilizer is 5ml flourish trace and iron every other day. 5ml flourish, .5ml aquavitro synthesis (nitrogen) and 1ml aquavitro activate(phosphate) on the other days.
Water changes are 50% once a week(tends to be a Sunday activity).
Filtration is a Fluval 204 with bio media that has been in constant service for over 4 years. The filter baskets are set up with 30ppi foam followed by polishing pads in the bottom basket, the rest of the baskets are full of bio media. The return is through a spray bar to help with circulation. I know the filter is undersized at the moment, but I view the plants as a part of my filtration.
Lighting is a 2 lamp f32t8, with both lamps running at a 4x overdrive. The lamps are both for plants, just can't remember the kelvin rating. Lights are on a 6 hour on, 6 off schedule.
Fish are 6 neon tetras, 8 zebra danios, 2 otto cats, 1 amano shrimp, and a couple random snails.
Plants are anacharis naja (planning to replace, just have to figure out what to replace it with), 2 tropica swords, several anubias nana, dwarf hairgrass, corkscrew vals, and crypt wendtii. There is one sprig of elodea densa on the front glass that I'm trying to propogate to put a couple sprigs around the filter inlet and heater.
What is this algae, and what's it's trigger?
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