Hi All,
Sorry if this is under the wrong topic but I couldn't find a better one to post under.
I keep running into the problem of the infamous Algae bloom in my tank and was wondering if these are generally caused by something specific that I can try to prevent.
My tank is:
50G
2 watt per gallon lighting
diy co2 (4 2 liter cannisters in parallel that goes into a diffuser, approx 2-3 bps)
dry ferts:
mon, wed, fri- 1/2 tsp of No4 + 1/16 tsp kh2po43
tues, thurs, sat - 1/16 tsp CSM
I previously had all these ferts doubled as per the 'EI light' article but testing showed all my ferts were off the scale and I realized that the EI light recommendations were for 'high' lighting and heavy planting, where I have medium light and medium/medium-heavy planting.
over 2200 gallons/hr of circulation in tank
So of course the biggest problem is getting rid of the bloom, the only way I know of that works is to completely blackout the tank for 3-6 days. Of course the plants just love that! My Roseafolia almost didn't make it back after the last time.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
Sorry if this is under the wrong topic but I couldn't find a better one to post under.
I keep running into the problem of the infamous Algae bloom in my tank and was wondering if these are generally caused by something specific that I can try to prevent.
My tank is:
50G
2 watt per gallon lighting
diy co2 (4 2 liter cannisters in parallel that goes into a diffuser, approx 2-3 bps)
dry ferts:
mon, wed, fri- 1/2 tsp of No4 + 1/16 tsp kh2po43
tues, thurs, sat - 1/16 tsp CSM
I previously had all these ferts doubled as per the 'EI light' article but testing showed all my ferts were off the scale and I realized that the EI light recommendations were for 'high' lighting and heavy planting, where I have medium light and medium/medium-heavy planting.
over 2200 gallons/hr of circulation in tank
So of course the biggest problem is getting rid of the bloom, the only way I know of that works is to completely blackout the tank for 3-6 days. Of course the plants just love that! My Roseafolia almost didn't make it back after the last time.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.