The GF tank has always had some BBA on the stones and driftwood, but it never really bothered the plants so I did not care. A while back I pulled everything out and nuked it with PP in the bathtub. After I returned the swords they got a serious case of BBA and have practically died; the driftwood is covered again. I have a few floating Swords in there that the algae does not seem to bother. I never did put the stones back. The bubblewall might have made the BBA worse, but the GF love the extra flow. I've tried Excel with no impact, so it's war!!!
I bought some Copper, a test kit and some Copper remover. I'm going to remove the surviving pond snail and kill the evil algae. I've read that .25 ppm of Cupramine for about a month will do the BBA some damage without bothering the filter or inhabitants too much.
The tank has 128W of light on a 75 gallon; although the lights are over a year, so probably less. I add Excel and Traces every week with a 50% water change. Nitrates probably run around 40, but I don't test. I'll likely reduce the light period after I nuke the Algae. Any other thouughts besides CO2. The Excel has had zero impact BTW.
I bought some Copper, a test kit and some Copper remover. I'm going to remove the surviving pond snail and kill the evil algae. I've read that .25 ppm of Cupramine for about a month will do the BBA some damage without bothering the filter or inhabitants too much.
The tank has 128W of light on a 75 gallon; although the lights are over a year, so probably less. I add Excel and Traces every week with a 50% water change. Nitrates probably run around 40, but I don't test. I'll likely reduce the light period after I nuke the Algae. Any other thouughts besides CO2. The Excel has had zero impact BTW.