I think my problem here is not enough plant mass starting out. Nutrient levels are all where I want them, but there is some bare patches in the tank where I am farming some bba on substrate. The stargrass is exploding and there is not a hint of bba on it. its the stems that seem to not move much that are most affected (cuttings I made in hopes of new side shoots, etc)
I was thinking about the iffyness of the wpg rule and I am pretty sure that I have too much light, since the 29gallon has the same footprint as a 20g long, if that were the case I would be at like 6+wpg
Im just not really sure about what to do with the tufts of bba growing on my substrate, I removed as much as I could but im sure there is still some in there.
oh, after cranking up my co2 last night my PH dropped almost 2 full points between airated tank water and the tank.. from purple/red to yellow on my jungle 5in1 strips, tested multiple times. the shrimp and 2 otto were doing fine but I backed off a bit anyway. |