Matt_95 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Hey guys it’s been ages since you have all seen this tank. Well its nothing impressive, well the exact opposite, I've had a recent algae outbreak, my thoughts are too much light and not enough flow. Also not enough Ca and Mg, more on that later. I have 4 types of algae, cyano, green tuft, thread and BBA, all point to lack of CO2. The plant growth is healthy on all my plants except mayaca and my new aponageton. Their new growth is stunted, This is a sign of Ca or Mg deviancy, that would make sense since I use rain water which lacks these elements and they aren’t provided well in fish food either. To correct that I dried some MTS and tipped them into the tank last night, that was a dumb idea, I just realized they float That’s were the ones with your angels came from Paul, I assumed they would sink. I should have added them to the filter as that would have exposed them to more water. Silly idea in hindsight. So to help deal with the algae I have halved my lighting and cleaned out my canister, the output is still not increasing though so after holidays I will add some powerheads. I will also start dosing NPK to hopefully help the plants compete with the alga. I will keep you updated on how I go, I thought this may interest you all. This photo shows the grean tuft and the cyano, the cyano is present at the top of the waterline on my back ground as well, I wont be using one of those again, they are algae magnets. Sorry about the bad pictures, I get reflections during the day. More pictures soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) More cyano, I guess I should pay more attention to this tank, the infestation is very severe. Stunted growth of the mayaca One of my E. vesuvius reverted to its straight form, very interesting. Really bad water stains sorry. You can alos see that the blyxa and ammania is going great. The limnophila is also healthy Most plants are going insane, its just the algae that is the issue. One of the girls I got off Jarrod Someoen comment so I can post my new rams! Edited December 29, 2011 by Matt_95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Someone is commenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sarah Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 JEALOUS!!! Those are gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 They are stunning! There was like a schoal of 20 of them in the shop. Watching Wolfy catch them was hilarious, he was talking to them haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Yeah, he likes to talk to the fish I laugh every time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I tried talking to my axolotl today, to make her eat... It didn't work :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I talk to my fish and axolotls... a few times family have come in thinking I had a friend over.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 They looked very happy Matt (rams) and I am so disappointed you wouldn't show me your other tanks. That lotus was HUGE. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'm sorry Paul but you honestly wouldn't have been able to get in the door, after you called mum and I threw all of the stuff on the floor into there, you wouldn't have even been able to see the tanks. You'll have to come over again and have a looksie. If you set up a shrimp tank I'll have some cherries and hopefully some of these native shrimp I have will breed. Lol, thats after a trim, I'll get a photo tonight, all my photos off it just end up as the pool the reflections are so bad O.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Heres the lotus, this is the Mum of yours Paul, she has plans for global domination Sorry about the water cghanges, another job on the list. You can further see the extent of the cyano in this picture as well, I must be blind to not notice that lol I should have a few babies of this one to bring along to the Next Betta Australis meet if anyone wants one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Put a baby aside for me Matt That lotus looks amazing! One day my red tiger lotus will be that size and producing offspring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I already had one here for you.... Maybe I just decided you needed one... Or maybe I'm just crazy That is actually more than one lotus, I have a smaller one at the base because the bottom was looking a bit bare, there are a few babies mixed through it too. I really need to take it out, tanks should only have one focal point, mine is the apon, its only a propagagtion tank for now though, it isn't scaped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 The reds seem far less eager to reproduce unfornunatly, the greens seem to just want to keep popping them out wherever they go. Even my small ones do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Just dose the whole tank with 60ml of H2O2 at 6% hoping it kills of most of the algae, looks like a giant glass of soft drink lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I had a CO2 deviancy, not a Ca one. Now that I have halved the amount of light the Mayaca is getting new shoots that appear healthy. Most algae appears to have died except the cyano, I think I need some stronger stuff. Sorry if I am boring you guys, this is mostly for my records, this is the first time I have dealt with these algaes, it's a good learning expeiriance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Go to te doctors and get a script. The stuff I used worked a treat. I still have 20, 250g tablets here but i think you would need at least all of that. I used 1 tablet for 50ltr daily. Good luck Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Thanks Paul, I would actually have to be sick to go see the doctor I might try get hold of some stronger peroxide and paint it on. Or plant some HM ontop to block its light source.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Thanks Paul, I would actually have to be sick to go see the doctor I might try get hold of some stronger peroxide and paint it on. Or plant some HM ontop to block its light source.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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