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Goat · 05-12-2008, 03:22 PM

I have a ton of GSA growing on rocks in tank and I currently have 2 phosphate sponges to take out the phosphates from the tap water (I had the water tested and said it was dangerous for the fish?) Should I be leaving the phosphates in the tank to help it combat GSA or is it a completely different phosphate.

72 Gallon Plant Tank - 9.5 hours at 3.6 wpg
CO2 is roughly 15-20 ppm
I use Excel and Excel Flourish.

Ever since the CO2 was added a couple weeks ago, the water has become green significantly, although the algae growth has decreased on the glass itself.

I posted this here cause I thought it was related. Should I create a new thread?

*EDIT*

I went ahead and just turned off the CO2, dosed some Flourish and covered the tank in towels for a blackout to kill the green water. We'll see how the GSA is doing, how will microswords do with no light heh?

05-12-2008, 03:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Goat Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 34 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 2950	Re: GSA (Green Spot Algae) I have a ton of GSA growing on rocks in tank and I currently have 2 phosphate sponges to take out the phosphates from the tap water (I had the water tested and said it was dangerous for the fish?) Should I be leaving the phosphates in the tank to help it combat GSA or is it a completely different phosphate. 72 Gallon Plant Tank - 9.5 hours at 3.6 wpg CO2 is roughly 15-20 ppm I use Excel and Excel Flourish. Ever since the CO2 was added a couple weeks ago, the water has become green significantly, although the algae growth has decreased on the glass itself. I posted this here cause I thought it was related. Should I create a new thread? EDIT I went ahead and just turned off the CO2, dosed some Flourish and covered the tank in towels for a blackout to kill the green water. We'll see how the GSA is doing, how will microswords do with no light heh? Last edited by Goat : 05-13-2008 at 08:58 AM. Reason: update