Ok i'm frustrated,
been battling this stuff for about 2 months pretty harsh, took over my var nana plant and my dwarf hairgrass looks like crap, and the stuff constantly spreads all over my flora base.
Now this beard algae is a co2 deficientcy problem.. understandable.. so i cranked up my tank from 30ppm to 40ppm... co2 drop checker reading soft yellow....
noticed my timer was messed up so i took it down to about 11 hours..... And that was about a week ago... the stuff still seems to be growing on the substrate.. not so much.. the plants AS MUCH but a bit... the dwarf hairgrass is growing awesome now lol.. but the beard algae gettin to it so i gotta keep clippin them.....
How the heck does someone get rid of this stuff.. i've never had algae before, i think i screwed up my bioload when i did major cleaning and trimming and got a rid of TONS of plants.. after my cat... cause me problems with my tank.. anyways.. lol
55 gallon, 2x65 coralife, pressurized co2, Ei dosing... (if i dont forget)
I aint new to the hobby but i just cant beat this stuff, and dont feel like tearing the whole thing apart... but i kinda feel like i must..... replace the florabase with ADA stuff.
been battling this stuff for about 2 months pretty harsh, took over my var nana plant and my dwarf hairgrass looks like crap, and the stuff constantly spreads all over my flora base.
Now this beard algae is a co2 deficientcy problem.. understandable.. so i cranked up my tank from 30ppm to 40ppm... co2 drop checker reading soft yellow....
noticed my timer was messed up so i took it down to about 11 hours..... And that was about a week ago... the stuff still seems to be growing on the substrate.. not so much.. the plants AS MUCH but a bit... the dwarf hairgrass is growing awesome now lol.. but the beard algae gettin to it so i gotta keep clippin them.....
How the heck does someone get rid of this stuff.. i've never had algae before, i think i screwed up my bioload when i did major cleaning and trimming and got a rid of TONS of plants.. after my cat... cause me problems with my tank.. anyways.. lol
55 gallon, 2x65 coralife, pressurized co2, Ei dosing... (if i dont forget)
I aint new to the hobby but i just cant beat this stuff, and dont feel like tearing the whole thing apart... but i kinda feel like i must..... replace the florabase with ADA stuff.