Tobykourtney
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Looks like BBA. Can we get some tank specs? Tank size, lighting, photoperiod, ferts, co2, water change schedule, nitrates? How have you been fighting it so far?
I'd say your main problem is the DIY co2. Even though your drop checker stays green, it just simply not enough for a 75 gallon. Most people say don't bother with DIY on anything over 20g, but personally I wouldn't use it on anything larger than 10. Pressurized co2 is the best investment I've ever made for my tank.
Other than that, keep on spot treating, trim off leaves that are badly affected, clean the tank and filter well, and think about using dry ferts rather than seachem. PPS pro Method is amazing, customizable, and really simple. I don't think cutting out your ferts is a good idea. You'll be starving your plants, rather than encouraging them to out compete the algae, and will put your tank even more out of balance. Once you can get ferts, lights, and co2 in balance, algae problems become very minimal.
Ordered pps pro it will be here Thursday and I can't afford pressurized at the moment I don't see how my co2 is low though my tank looks carbonated lol
I only had 1-1 gallon diy co2 in the beginning so it could very well be that but I've staggered the 2 now so 1 gets changed every week so it should be much more consistent now. I don't no if you can tell from the picture but its turning red then white and then dying off its just very very very slow and frustrating.
Yeah, it can be frustrating... Believe me, I know... Haha
Do you know how long the excel method takes to kill it off completely ?
It all depends on how severe it is, how long it's been going on... You still need to manually remove as much as possible, trim badly effected leaves, and keep that filter clean. You can try adding some amano shrimp and some Siamese algae eaters... Those are two known species to help keep any kind of hair or fuzzy algae at bay...
I really didn't think of this before but would jd fry eat algae?
Well I guess the struggle continues lol
Indeed... Sorry I couldn't be of any more help...
Think of all that money you're spending on sugar that could be going toward a pressurized system...
Indeed... Sorry I couldn't be of any more help...
Think of all that money you're spending on sugar that could be going toward a pressurized system...