Hi Guys,
I have a 125L tank thats been cycled for about a month now with 3 well established Anubias plants on driftwood. However, when i transferred the plants from my old tank to the new tank about 6 weeks ago they quickly developed GSA.
Here are my tank parameters:
GH - 5 - 6 dh
KH - 2 dh
PH - 6.8 - 7
Phosphate - 1.5 ppm
CO2 - 0ppm
Ammonia - 0 ppm
Nitrate- 0.25 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm
Lighting - 2 x 14watt led tubes
I have tried everything possible to bring it under control but it continues to grow. I cut out the use of flourish ferts all together and started dosing excel daily, as required. I upped the phosphate to around 3ppm (along with magnesium and potassium dosing) and cut the lighting down to 4 hours a day for 3 weeks and still nothing, i even added nirite snails to the tank and they didn't even bother with it. In the past week i have kept a sheet over the aquarium to cut out all ambient light and Im still noticing GSA growth. My Anubias plants have also been growing very quickly since, so the treatment is working on the plants just not the GSA. Today I've resorted to taking out one of my pants and putting it in my 40Litre tank with very mature bacteria and Im hoping it will begin to subside. Im not sure what else i can do but any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Here is a link to some photos, they are not the best at showing the extent of the GSA but at least they offer an idea. Thanks!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xsmdyf6lslvl0lh/AAAVOSKMsUCsynwUXE7xt-gNa?dl=0
I have a 125L tank thats been cycled for about a month now with 3 well established Anubias plants on driftwood. However, when i transferred the plants from my old tank to the new tank about 6 weeks ago they quickly developed GSA.
Here are my tank parameters:
GH - 5 - 6 dh
KH - 2 dh
PH - 6.8 - 7
Phosphate - 1.5 ppm
CO2 - 0ppm
Ammonia - 0 ppm
Nitrate- 0.25 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm
Lighting - 2 x 14watt led tubes
I have tried everything possible to bring it under control but it continues to grow. I cut out the use of flourish ferts all together and started dosing excel daily, as required. I upped the phosphate to around 3ppm (along with magnesium and potassium dosing) and cut the lighting down to 4 hours a day for 3 weeks and still nothing, i even added nirite snails to the tank and they didn't even bother with it. In the past week i have kept a sheet over the aquarium to cut out all ambient light and Im still noticing GSA growth. My Anubias plants have also been growing very quickly since, so the treatment is working on the plants just not the GSA. Today I've resorted to taking out one of my pants and putting it in my 40Litre tank with very mature bacteria and Im hoping it will begin to subside. Im not sure what else i can do but any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Here is a link to some photos, they are not the best at showing the extent of the GSA but at least they offer an idea. Thanks!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xsmdyf6lslvl0lh/AAAVOSKMsUCsynwUXE7xt-gNa?dl=0