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I have Brown Algae Dust and Green Water at the same Time..
The 75 gallon tank is fully cycled. It's lightly stocked. The fish seem to be ok. 3 cory's, 3 oto's, 4 rainbow, 10 neon tetras.
I'm lighted/medium planted with crypts, red ludwigia, amazon swords, and dwarf hair grass.
I recently upped my liquid fertilizer, using a modified PPS Pro method. I think that may have been cause of the green water, and the spike in nitrates.
I was dosing Seachem Nitrogen, when my Tap already had nitrogen in it. I'm dosing Seachem Excel, Seachem Phosphorous, Seachem Potassium, Seachem Comprehensive.
I just switched to dry fertz, but haven't been dosing that much now that I have these water issues.
Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, and Nitrates at around 20-40 - 80 (in the red range). I'm using the API Master Kit liquid tests.
I've been reading about several possible methods.
I've done a two pwc's <30% this week. I can't do a pwc >50%. My tap water is has some ammonia in it, but I use Prime so it's been manageable in keeping the stock alive.
Have you guys had any success with a UV Sterilzer?
What do you suggest in dealing with the green water?
What do you suggest in dealing with the brown algae?
Should I continue dosing fertz? And maybe layoff the nitrogen fertz?
What do you think?
Thanks
The 75 gallon tank is fully cycled. It's lightly stocked. The fish seem to be ok. 3 cory's, 3 oto's, 4 rainbow, 10 neon tetras.
I'm lighted/medium planted with crypts, red ludwigia, amazon swords, and dwarf hair grass.
I recently upped my liquid fertilizer, using a modified PPS Pro method. I think that may have been cause of the green water, and the spike in nitrates.
I was dosing Seachem Nitrogen, when my Tap already had nitrogen in it. I'm dosing Seachem Excel, Seachem Phosphorous, Seachem Potassium, Seachem Comprehensive.
I just switched to dry fertz, but haven't been dosing that much now that I have these water issues.
Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, and Nitrates at around 20-40 - 80 (in the red range). I'm using the API Master Kit liquid tests.
I've been reading about several possible methods.
- A black out method w /no lights for several days.
- UV Sterilizer
- No More Algae liquid
- Small Water changes
I've done a two pwc's <30% this week. I can't do a pwc >50%. My tap water is has some ammonia in it, but I use Prime so it's been manageable in keeping the stock alive.
Have you guys had any success with a UV Sterilzer?
What do you suggest in dealing with the green water?
What do you suggest in dealing with the brown algae?
Should I continue dosing fertz? And maybe layoff the nitrogen fertz?
What do you think?
Thanks
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