BBA - has anyone ever successfully eradicated it?

[coach_z]

Yea i am successfully killing off some bba right now. I direct dose 2oz h202 via syringe with the filters off and lights on a few times a week. Also, i simply dose 2oz of h2o2 with the lights on and 2 with the lights off. Never totaling more than 4oz per day and never more than 2oz at a time. I have a feeling that this post is confusing. enjoy.

 

[Jumko]

Used a double dose of excel for 1.5 weeks and got rid of most of it. Currently back to doing regular doses and it hasn't really gotten worse although I think there are traces of it still left or at least dying (a bit off-colored). I'm hoping I'll never see the stuff again as I move into pressurized CO2 in Jan/Feb.

 

[coach_z]

i forgot my usual statement:
unless you fix the cause of your BBA you will never cure it with these bandaid's that we all suggest.

I am battling BBA because my dropchecker was taken out of my tank for cleaning, and then i put it back in several months later. and during that time i did not know that I accidentally unplugged my co2 tank during maintenance...hence the bba.

 

[dundadundun]

am i the only person who won the battle with BBA without resorting to h2o2, excel and/or removing my hardscape and plants to treat?

 

[coach_z]

am i the only person who won the battle with BBA without resorting to h2o2, excel and/or removing my hardscape and plants to treat?

As long as no one else has...then yes, you are.

 

[Dangerdoll]

i forgot my usual statement:
unless you fix the cause of your BBA you will never cure it with these bandaid's that we all suggest.

I am battling BBA because my dropchecker was taken out of my tank for cleaning, and then i put it back in several months later. and during that time i did not know that I accidentally unplugged my co2 tank during maintenance...hence the bba.

ok, good point. I guess what happened is a combo of things. One is I am trying a new system and I would think it's not working so well and should just go back to the simple DIY with 2 2-liter bottles I had. I was trying to save myself some aggravation of throwing everything out from the first time..... I will need to reorder the powerhead...

So with this thought, how do I know if I have too much or too little CO2? The tank has been stable (cycled) for quite some time.

am i the only person who won the battle with BBA without resorting to h2o2, excel and/or removing my hardscape and plants to treat?

How did you do it?

 

[Slappy*McFish]

A stable CO2 level is the easiest way to get rid of it. Also, it may be time to change your lights.

 

[Jumko]

So with this thought, how do I know if I have too much or too little CO2? The tank has been stable (cycled) for quite some time.

Drop Checker is probably the easiest. Will need 4kdh solution and pH regeant from a test kit too.

 

[Dangerdoll]

That's what I know is ok, Slap, the hood is new

 

[Linda S]

I'll add that I had too much light over my 10 g, I cut the lights to 1.8 wpg and added floating plants to shade the tank. and added co2.