Thank you for the advice.
I have not run any chemical filtration in this aquarium in the form of carbon or Purigen in quite some time. I am going to give Purigen a try as I too believe there must be high organic waste due to plant + algae decay over the past months.
I also picked up a new drop checker that may prove a bit easier to read. The geometry of the fluval one results in different color top to bottom. I have seen others complaining about the exact same issue on other forums. My goal is to lock in CO2 + KH and then continue ticking off potential causes of algae. I like the idea of purigen as a removal of organics may result in a measurable drop of my NO3. I don't feel like I dose very heavily to be reaching 20 PPM NO3
Ill be continuing to provide updates on this one.
I have not run any chemical filtration in this aquarium in the form of carbon or Purigen in quite some time. I am going to give Purigen a try as I too believe there must be high organic waste due to plant + algae decay over the past months.
I also picked up a new drop checker that may prove a bit easier to read. The geometry of the fluval one results in different color top to bottom. I have seen others complaining about the exact same issue on other forums. My goal is to lock in CO2 + KH and then continue ticking off potential causes of algae. I like the idea of purigen as a removal of organics may result in a measurable drop of my NO3. I don't feel like I dose very heavily to be reaching 20 PPM NO3
Ill be continuing to provide updates on this one.