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"cabaloz" wrote in message ... Thanks everyone for your most valuable input. I'm thinking Red may have the answer here, the CO2 levels always fluctuated, and the low light plants grew in fits and starts. Since disconnecting the CO2 and adding the zeospeed to the canister, my phosphate levels have dropped significantly. I'm using the Hagen Nutrifin test kit and this morning it's extremely difficult to detect any colour in the sample, it just appears slightly milky. The black brush and beard algae are turning very pale and I'm now wondering if this is possibly a sign of their imminent demise? Assuming it is, does anyone know if it will slowly decay and dissapear or is it likely to remain, kind of like a dried arrangement? Thanks! Cabaloz, Thanks for your question. I have real bad hair algae in one of my Tanganyikan tanks. I'm going to get some Synodontis petricola to help combat it, but I also bought a phosphate test kit and some phosphate remover for my eheim. Hopefully this'll get the problem under control. I'll probably also get some hornwort for the tank to help soak up any excess phosphates. The only plants in the tank are annubias and java fern, so they won't mind the extra shade. Tim www.fishaholics.org |
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"Rick" wrote in message ...
"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in message ... With DIY CO2 it fluctuates too much, very difficult to maintain stable levels throughout the ENTIRE day. Ally, you need to measure your KH and PH values to determine how much co2 is getting into the water. The ideal level would be somewhere between 25-30ppm CO2. This is quite difficult to achieve without a ph controller etc. Do a search on Google for Chuck Gadd's website, he has some info that might make for sense to you. -- **So long, and thanks for all the fish!** exactly, however keeping my CO2 in the 25 -30 PPM with pressurized injected was as simple as increasing my bubble rate until I reached the desired level and then leaving it there. Minor fluctuations from lights on to lights out but it is important to maintain the correct levels all day so measure your output morning , noon and just before lights out and adjust your CO2 to keep it in that desired level all day. I have had BBA in my tank and from my experience once you have it then it is there until you break down the tank and bleach everything/. You can however control it to minimal levels by pruning anything that shows signs of it and doing a 19-1 bleach dip on other plants. I have done this with all kinds of plants with minimal loss. Rick When dealing with DIY, you can use something like the internal power reactors I designed and plant guild makes a version of it, you can as well with a gravel vac etc. This will even out the DIY while preventing over dosing and allow much better control of the CO2 level. FYI. Regards, Tom Barr |
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