galettojm

if I find the other one I will try both !!

Thanks

Juan

galettojm

Oleg,

I followed yours instructions and this is how the aquarium like now:



Do you think I should put more branches inside?

Bye,

Juan

galettojm

OLEG,

The water is definitely getting clear as the days pass bye.

Thanks you for sharing this wonderful way of fighting the GW.

I will try share the experience with my spanish forum www.croa.com.ar

thanks again,

Juan

galettojm

Oleg,

After six days of treatment the water is almost clear:



Do you think I should take out the willow branches now ? The GW is gone, but there are few other types of alge remaing.

I am also using activated carbon in the filter. Do you think I should take it out ?

Just for testing your method I increased the lighting period to 10 hours and stopped water changes when I introduced the willows branches. Do you think I should reduce the light duration and restart the water changes as soon as the branches are gone ?

Thanks,

Juan

galettojm

3/10: I put the willows inside the aquarium


4/10: you told me to trim the branches


5/10: the willow started to root


7/10: the water is more clear


8/10: the water is more clear



9/10: the water is more clear and the willow’s roots grow very fast



10/10: the water is crystal clear

Grubs

Day 0


Day 11


Day 17


Day 21


Willow branches (weeping willow) were not successful.
4 branches in a 27 litre tank (7 gal?)

Day 22 I'm moving the fish and getting out the bleach.

No ferts were added at any time.
Two 50% water changes were done during the 21 days.
Tap water has undetectable N and P.
KH and GH <1 Degree out of the tap and are boosted to GH 4 and KH 3 (degrees)
Temp 22C

galettojm

It is obvious that the willow didn’t work in your case. And I really don’t know why.

Maybe it is just a coincidence that my tank got rid of the algae just when the willows branches started to rout.

But a friend of my fought with GW for a month without success. He put the willows branches and a week later the water was crystal clear. He took photo of the process just like you.

Now I am really confused. jejeje

Anyway, Merry Christmas !!!

Juan

galettojm

I am just guessing, but I can only think in two answers:
A) the willow branch has no effect and the cases when the GW disappear is just a coincidence.
b) the willow branch help to stabilize the tank, but it can not do it completly by itself.

Bye !

Juan

galettojm

I have had 4 times GW since I started my 180 liter tank.

I have already left the photo of the first time I had GW.

The second and third time it disappeared after 2 or 3 days without doing anything.

The four time it appeared the 28 of November.

Since that day to the 29 of December I did the followings things:

1. 4 50% water changes
2. I reduced the light period to 8 hours
3. I put activated coal to the filter
4. co2 continuously
5. I stopped trimming and the tank became a jungle !

The GW didn’t change. I think it even got worst !

The 29 of December I introduced 3 willow branches. After more than a month with GW, today the water is more clear !!!! And again it coincided with the first routs coming out of the branches.

It is just a great mystery !!! jejeje

Bye !!!

Juan


Juan

galettojm

Update:

Ayer 7 days with the willow branches the water is almost crystal clear.

Bye !

Juan