ImACoolguy
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hello everyone so I've hit a roadblock on my planted tank and it's leaving me VERY frustrated to the point of contemplating taking the tank down. This is not in my build thread so I can get as much eyes on the issue as possible and get it resolved hopefully.
The issue: in 48 hours I went from minor GSA on the glass to full blown hair algae explosion on everything and decline in plant health.
Tank has been running 2ish months. It sat empty with plants(but yet cycled) for a while. Only had the fish/frog a few weeks.
Tank:
Standard 10g tank
Lighting:
20 inch Finnex 24/7
Been running 24/7 mode until now.
Filtration/heating:
Aquaclear 20
100 watt marineland heater
Stock:
1 dwarf puffer
1 ADF
Unknown number of pest snails
Plants:
Rotala Nanjenshan
Hygrophila Pinnatifida
Staurogyne Repens
Dwarf Hair Grass
Cryptocoryne Undulata
Cryptocoryne Parva
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Limno Aromatica
Cyprus Helferi
Tiger lotus
Java moss
Hygrophila Corymbosa
Pic before the disaster:
http://i.imgur.com/qjtYwHK.jpg
EDIT: my finger posted before I could finish....
Pics after disaster:
http://i.imgur.com/o263aiX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VT7X5Mf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ma3dTzq.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yB82zFt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AbEMsIn.jpg
Dosing:
Before outbreak:
2mL PPS-PRO
3mL Iron and Potassium day after water change, 1mL daily.
Pressurized co2 at 2-3bps.
Post outbreak:
Just finished a 2day blackout.
Halt on fertilizers.
Lighting on timer for 6 hours daily, 2 hour break in the middle.
Any help appreciated.
The issue: in 48 hours I went from minor GSA on the glass to full blown hair algae explosion on everything and decline in plant health.
Tank has been running 2ish months. It sat empty with plants(but yet cycled) for a while. Only had the fish/frog a few weeks.
Tank:
Standard 10g tank
Lighting:
20 inch Finnex 24/7
Been running 24/7 mode until now.
Filtration/heating:
Aquaclear 20
100 watt marineland heater
Stock:
1 dwarf puffer
1 ADF
Unknown number of pest snails
Plants:
Rotala Nanjenshan
Hygrophila Pinnatifida
Staurogyne Repens
Dwarf Hair Grass
Cryptocoryne Undulata
Cryptocoryne Parva
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Limno Aromatica
Cyprus Helferi
Tiger lotus
Java moss
Hygrophila Corymbosa
Pic before the disaster:
http://i.imgur.com/qjtYwHK.jpg
EDIT: my finger posted before I could finish....
Pics after disaster:
http://i.imgur.com/o263aiX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VT7X5Mf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ma3dTzq.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yB82zFt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AbEMsIn.jpg
Dosing:
Before outbreak:
2mL PPS-PRO
3mL Iron and Potassium day after water change, 1mL daily.
Pressurized co2 at 2-3bps.
Post outbreak:
Just finished a 2day blackout.
Halt on fertilizers.
Lighting on timer for 6 hours daily, 2 hour break in the middle.
Any help appreciated.
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