Hi everyone!
I have been having problems with BGA for some time now in my 125l aquarium. I have approx 2wpg of light on for 8 hours a day, a 100lph internal filter and a Tetratec EX700 external filter as well as a hydor koralia circulation pump. I am using pressurized co2 and dosing using EI. I am adding aprroximately 30-40ppm of nitrate per week and 6ppm of phosphate. Firstly, I tried upping my fertiliser dosage and adding more nitrate. The BGA improved slightly but was still there. I ended up after a few weeks of battling the BGA doing a 3 day blackout. This got rid of virtually all of the algae so i did a thorough clean of filters and a large 50-60% water change. All was well for a few weeks until I went away for 4 days and the algae had returned when I got back. I got someone to add the ferts while I was away. I also have the blinds shut in the room most of the day to stop sunlight hitting the tank.
The plants had got very overgrown while I was away so I have given them a good pruning, as the flow in the tank was being restricted by the plant mass. Would this cause the BGA to return? Is there anything I could be doing wrong?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
I have been having problems with BGA for some time now in my 125l aquarium. I have approx 2wpg of light on for 8 hours a day, a 100lph internal filter and a Tetratec EX700 external filter as well as a hydor koralia circulation pump. I am using pressurized co2 and dosing using EI. I am adding aprroximately 30-40ppm of nitrate per week and 6ppm of phosphate. Firstly, I tried upping my fertiliser dosage and adding more nitrate. The BGA improved slightly but was still there. I ended up after a few weeks of battling the BGA doing a 3 day blackout. This got rid of virtually all of the algae so i did a thorough clean of filters and a large 50-60% water change. All was well for a few weeks until I went away for 4 days and the algae had returned when I got back. I got someone to add the ferts while I was away. I also have the blinds shut in the room most of the day to stop sunlight hitting the tank.
The plants had got very overgrown while I was away so I have given them a good pruning, as the flow in the tank was being restricted by the plant mass. Would this cause the BGA to return? Is there anything I could be doing wrong?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
