Dj-damo
Fish Fanatic
Hi all
I am having issues with my planted tank, i set this up 3 months ago and the plants don't seem to be taking well, i even tried using HC as a foreground / carpet plant but this just became riddled with algae so i had to take it out.
Livestock
i have 20 harlequin rasboras, 20 neon tetras and 1 red tailed shark.
Equipment
Tank - 240 liters
Eheim 2078 professional 3e filter
Aquamanta EFX 400 filter
Vectron 600 UV sterilizer
RO filter for water
2 x Heaters
Water movement thingy!!
High tech co2 injection set at 2 BBS on 2hours before lights and off 2 hours before lights out.
Lighting on 12 hours a day.
I spoke to my LFS a month or so ago about my algea issues and they suggested using RO water without adding mineral salts and my GH was really high, about 24.
I have since then been doing weekly water changes of about 40 Liters.
Before my water change today these were the parameters
General hardness - 9
Carbonate hardness - 4.5
PH - 7
Ammonia -very small amount
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - very small amount.
After water change
General Hardness - 6
Carbonate hardness 4
PH - 6.5
I feel i have reduced these 3 categories to what they are supposed to be?? is this correct.
I have been using an algaecide that started working really well but now has no effect.
I have been dosing a plant fertilizer with no phosphate or nitrate in the mixture.
I am at a loss of what to do.
I do need to replenish the lighting and the uv bulb so that is my next step.
All help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Damien
some pics!!
I am having issues with my planted tank, i set this up 3 months ago and the plants don't seem to be taking well, i even tried using HC as a foreground / carpet plant but this just became riddled with algae so i had to take it out.
Livestock
i have 20 harlequin rasboras, 20 neon tetras and 1 red tailed shark.
Equipment
Tank - 240 liters
Eheim 2078 professional 3e filter
Aquamanta EFX 400 filter
Vectron 600 UV sterilizer
RO filter for water
2 x Heaters
Water movement thingy!!
High tech co2 injection set at 2 BBS on 2hours before lights and off 2 hours before lights out.
Lighting on 12 hours a day.
I spoke to my LFS a month or so ago about my algea issues and they suggested using RO water without adding mineral salts and my GH was really high, about 24.
I have since then been doing weekly water changes of about 40 Liters.
Before my water change today these were the parameters
General hardness - 9
Carbonate hardness - 4.5
PH - 7
Ammonia -very small amount
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - very small amount.
After water change
General Hardness - 6
Carbonate hardness 4
PH - 6.5
I feel i have reduced these 3 categories to what they are supposed to be?? is this correct.
I have been using an algaecide that started working really well but now has no effect.
I have been dosing a plant fertilizer with no phosphate or nitrate in the mixture.
I am at a loss of what to do.
I do need to replenish the lighting and the uv bulb so that is my next step.
All help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Damien
some pics!!
