Hi all,
So, as a newb to the forum I thought it would be nice to post a journal as a way of presentation and to get to know each other better. However, me being me... and in the "why have something nice when you could tinker with it" mentality, I decided to torture my algae farm a little longer and document a case study.
So I introduce you to my algae farm, a 30L nano cultivating GSA, GDA, BBA, hair and cladophora algae.Maybe some staghorn also hidden in there. No BGA or green water but can't have it all.
Water changes are minimal, fertilization is random, CO2 is way low and flow is just a suggestion. However light is strong, feeding of the corries is done abundantly with live food. What can I say, I really try guys. But now let's bring on the pain. Pain is knowledge, or was it the other way ?
Day 1
GDA, GSA with a healthy munching from the snails. Some BBA also visible.
BBA and hair algae in the front. Cladophora in the back.
Now what should I do ---- It seems popular to do a blackout, so let's start with that
3 Day blackout
Rules of the game: As the blackout has to be the only factor that destroys the algae no other change will be done to the aquarium. This means: no water changes, no cleaning, all the crap stays in, all the filters and CO2 keep going. I will compromise on not feeding though so as to avoid any light contamination.
For 72h from time of complete coverup, the aquarium will not get any light or intervention. Just utter darkness. During this time algae may or may not be alive.
We will find in 3 days the results of this case-study. See you then.
PS. This is not a how do I get rid of it thread. That is relatively easily fixed by fixing the CO2 and fertilization regiment. I am just trying different methods of "fast fix" to see the effects, photo them and have fun.
So, as a newb to the forum I thought it would be nice to post a journal as a way of presentation and to get to know each other better. However, me being me... and in the "why have something nice when you could tinker with it" mentality, I decided to torture my algae farm a little longer and document a case study.
So I introduce you to my algae farm, a 30L nano cultivating GSA, GDA, BBA, hair and cladophora algae.Maybe some staghorn also hidden in there. No BGA or green water but can't have it all.
Water changes are minimal, fertilization is random, CO2 is way low and flow is just a suggestion. However light is strong, feeding of the corries is done abundantly with live food. What can I say, I really try guys. But now let's bring on the pain. Pain is knowledge, or was it the other way ?
Day 1
GDA, GSA with a healthy munching from the snails. Some BBA also visible.
Now what should I do ---- It seems popular to do a blackout, so let's start with that
3 Day blackout
Rules of the game: As the blackout has to be the only factor that destroys the algae no other change will be done to the aquarium. This means: no water changes, no cleaning, all the crap stays in, all the filters and CO2 keep going. I will compromise on not feeding though so as to avoid any light contamination.
For 72h from time of complete coverup, the aquarium will not get any light or intervention. Just utter darkness. During this time algae may or may not be alive.
We will find in 3 days the results of this case-study. See you then.
PS. This is not a how do I get rid of it thread. That is relatively easily fixed by fixing the CO2 and fertilization regiment. I am just trying different methods of "fast fix" to see the effects, photo them and have fun.