Update:
Specs:
25% water change once a week
Dosing three times a week:
• KNO3 1/4 teaspoon
• KH2PO4 1/32 teaspoon
• K2SO4 1/32 teaspoon
• MgSO4 1/4 teaspoon
Alternate three days:
• CSM+B 1/4 teaspoon
The battle with GSA, Hair Algae, GDA, and the mysterious browish/red algae has improved, but it hasn't ended. I am still getting new growth in the GSA and GDA departments. Hair algae has seemed to stop but that is not a fact. The brownish red algae has also seemed to stop.
I have noticed that my hair algae problem only appeared in the very front portion of my tank which is weird cause that is where it is the highest flow. Then again when I dose, most of the nutrients sink to the front so that may be the cause.
plant growth has been quite slow, especially with my L. aromatica, which has seemed to melt a little. The problem is that that is my only stem plant, and because of the 3 day blackout, I only have about 7 weak stems when I used to have the back crammed full of thick, red stems.
The tips on my NL java fern have turned opaque and weak looking. New growth is not substantial at all.
I have propagated the glosso, but the plantlets still grow vertically and not horizontally.
My crypts (that I really don't want) are doing okay, but some leaves, even new leaves, have developed holes in them and withering away.
A good portion of the peacock moss has been doing very well, while the other half isn't looking so good. It seems to have this light brown fuzz on it. It might be another type of algae that was introduced from where I bought the stuff. I think it may be BBA, but I am not sure.
I'm really tempted to switch back to my 130w just so I can get some good growth in my L. Aromatica, I really don't want that to die. I am willing to do anything to rid this tank of its problems because it gets a little frustrating when your tank doesn't do what you want it to do, right?
Specs:
- 65w 6700k PC lighting (10 hour photoperiod
- eco-complete
- maxijet 400
- pressurized CO2
- Eheim 2115
- Rena XP1 w/o spray bar
25% water change once a week
Dosing three times a week:
• KNO3 1/4 teaspoon
• KH2PO4 1/32 teaspoon
• K2SO4 1/32 teaspoon
• MgSO4 1/4 teaspoon
Alternate three days:
• CSM+B 1/4 teaspoon
The battle with GSA, Hair Algae, GDA, and the mysterious browish/red algae has improved, but it hasn't ended. I am still getting new growth in the GSA and GDA departments. Hair algae has seemed to stop but that is not a fact. The brownish red algae has also seemed to stop.
I have noticed that my hair algae problem only appeared in the very front portion of my tank which is weird cause that is where it is the highest flow. Then again when I dose, most of the nutrients sink to the front so that may be the cause.
plant growth has been quite slow, especially with my L. aromatica, which has seemed to melt a little. The problem is that that is my only stem plant, and because of the 3 day blackout, I only have about 7 weak stems when I used to have the back crammed full of thick, red stems.
The tips on my NL java fern have turned opaque and weak looking. New growth is not substantial at all.
I have propagated the glosso, but the plantlets still grow vertically and not horizontally.
My crypts (that I really don't want) are doing okay, but some leaves, even new leaves, have developed holes in them and withering away.
A good portion of the peacock moss has been doing very well, while the other half isn't looking so good. It seems to have this light brown fuzz on it. It might be another type of algae that was introduced from where I bought the stuff. I think it may be BBA, but I am not sure.
I'm really tempted to switch back to my 130w just so I can get some good growth in my L. Aromatica, I really don't want that to die. I am willing to do anything to rid this tank of its problems because it gets a little frustrating when your tank doesn't do what you want it to do, right?