Hello,
I have serious problems with algae on my tank.
I noticed green spot algae on aquarium glass and also red alga on all leafs and lately I saw on the gravel a hair alga.
I made a photo with the red/hairy alga which is the most annoying.
I treated the water with H2O2 (3%), by adding 100ml H2O2 to 100 l water, then after 3 hours I made a 50% water change. I repeated the procedure after two days. I did this treatment two times but the algae were just a little affected.
Please find below all the details related to my aquarium:
Aquarium:
200L (100x40x50) 4 months old
Substrate: Dennerle Deponit-Mix Professional (9.6Kg) about 2.5cm and
AquaMedic - Hobby Volcanit 15 kg about 3.5cm in height.
Filter: JBL e900,
Ground convection heater Dupla Thermik Set 120, 20 W 3m, programmed to be on in the same time with the lights.
Water change is done 20% weekly.
Fertilization: Dennerle Perfect Plant System Set (S7, E15 si V30)
One amp of ProdiBio Digest added monthly.
Tests: NO2=0, NO3=10, GH=7, KH=3, pH=6.6, temp. is 26C-27C.
CO2: CO2 pressurized bottle, 2-3 bps, reactor 1000 Aqua Medic connected to filter output, Ph Controller fixed to PH 6.6
Light:
On top lamp at 10 cm above the tank: 1x Osram 39W/830 warm white and 2x Osram 39W/865 cool daylight
The lights are on 6 hours in the morning and 6 hours in the evening 7:45-13:45 and 15:00-21:00.
Fish:
11x Corydoras Panda (3cm), 8x Pangio Java Loach (6cm), 2x Bristlenose (6cm), 4x Molly Black (3cm),
2x Kryptopterus bicirrhis (4cm), 4x Poecilia reticulata (3cm)
Invertebrates:
4x anentome Helena, 50x Melanoides tuberculata, 7x Red Cherry Shrimp, 2x Zebra Nerite, 2x Tiger Nerite
Plants:
Anubias barteri – nana, Echinodorus 'Red Flame', Anubias hastifolia, Bacopa amplexicaulis,
Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, Nymphea Lotus red, Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Alba', Ceratopteris Thalictroides, Ludwigia Repens
Food:
Frozen Bloodworm (a half of square every 3 days),
Ocean nutrition tropical wafers and algae wafers, depends of how they are eaten, about 1 per day.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Darius
I have serious problems with algae on my tank.
I noticed green spot algae on aquarium glass and also red alga on all leafs and lately I saw on the gravel a hair alga.
I made a photo with the red/hairy alga which is the most annoying.
I treated the water with H2O2 (3%), by adding 100ml H2O2 to 100 l water, then after 3 hours I made a 50% water change. I repeated the procedure after two days. I did this treatment two times but the algae were just a little affected.
Please find below all the details related to my aquarium:
Aquarium:
200L (100x40x50) 4 months old
Substrate: Dennerle Deponit-Mix Professional (9.6Kg) about 2.5cm and
AquaMedic - Hobby Volcanit 15 kg about 3.5cm in height.
Filter: JBL e900,
Ground convection heater Dupla Thermik Set 120, 20 W 3m, programmed to be on in the same time with the lights.
Water change is done 20% weekly.
Fertilization: Dennerle Perfect Plant System Set (S7, E15 si V30)
One amp of ProdiBio Digest added monthly.
Tests: NO2=0, NO3=10, GH=7, KH=3, pH=6.6, temp. is 26C-27C.
CO2: CO2 pressurized bottle, 2-3 bps, reactor 1000 Aqua Medic connected to filter output, Ph Controller fixed to PH 6.6
Light:
On top lamp at 10 cm above the tank: 1x Osram 39W/830 warm white and 2x Osram 39W/865 cool daylight
The lights are on 6 hours in the morning and 6 hours in the evening 7:45-13:45 and 15:00-21:00.
Fish:
11x Corydoras Panda (3cm), 8x Pangio Java Loach (6cm), 2x Bristlenose (6cm), 4x Molly Black (3cm),
2x Kryptopterus bicirrhis (4cm), 4x Poecilia reticulata (3cm)
Invertebrates:
4x anentome Helena, 50x Melanoides tuberculata, 7x Red Cherry Shrimp, 2x Zebra Nerite, 2x Tiger Nerite
Plants:
Anubias barteri – nana, Echinodorus 'Red Flame', Anubias hastifolia, Bacopa amplexicaulis,
Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, Nymphea Lotus red, Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Alba', Ceratopteris Thalictroides, Ludwigia Repens
Food:
Frozen Bloodworm (a half of square every 3 days),
Ocean nutrition tropical wafers and algae wafers, depends of how they are eaten, about 1 per day.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Darius
