BeerBotia
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
OK...
After reading many posts about algae and CO2, etc., I decided to get offa my rump, get some more test kits, and test my water. I'm starting to see green hairy algae on the leaves of my swords.
Here's what I came up with from the testing I performed:
NO3 = 5 - 10 ppm
PO4 = at least 2.0 ppm (yikes)
pH = at least 7.4
dKH = 13 deg (233 ppm)
dGH = 21 deg (376 ppm)
My water seems kinda hard 8O . I'm thinking my Phosphates are way too high (too much fishy poo). My Nitrates are mediocre.
I'm also thinking that my little Nutrafin CO2 fermenter that the LFS sold me is only good for it's entertainment value (oooo...look at the neato bubble ladder ).
So CO2 injection here I come. Water changes and some serious substrate vacuuming here I come. Anybody see anything I may be missing?
TIA
After reading many posts about algae and CO2, etc., I decided to get offa my rump, get some more test kits, and test my water. I'm starting to see green hairy algae on the leaves of my swords.
Here's what I came up with from the testing I performed:
NO3 = 5 - 10 ppm
PO4 = at least 2.0 ppm (yikes)
pH = at least 7.4
dKH = 13 deg (233 ppm)
dGH = 21 deg (376 ppm)
My water seems kinda hard 8O . I'm thinking my Phosphates are way too high (too much fishy poo). My Nitrates are mediocre.
I'm also thinking that my little Nutrafin CO2 fermenter that the LFS sold me is only good for it's entertainment value (oooo...look at the neato bubble ladder ).
So CO2 injection here I come. Water changes and some serious substrate vacuuming here I come. Anybody see anything I may be missing?
TIA