Thanks Julie! The algae seems to be staying away. On a complete aside my tiger lotuses melted. I wonder if that's a side effect of the blackout. My little tiger lotus melted too... :cry: Sorry to hear that :( Did it die for good? I trimmed the larger ones down and they still have a few leaves. I al...

Thanks Julie!

The algae seems to be staying away. On a complete aside my tiger lotuses melted. I wonder if that's a side effect of the blackout.

Thanks for the encouragement and advice :) There was a little bba and it's all turned light grey and falling off. The string algae is back in a few spots but it melts when I use a tooth brush. I think starting the CO2 2 hours before the lights come on may make a difference as the drop checker is a l...

I have two 100ml bags of purigen in the filter since the second week. I ran carbon initially then switched over. I will service the filter near the end of the week and check on them.

Edit: purigen since the second week of setup

unveiling... The algae is mostly gone. There is still a few patches of bba algae, and hair/string algae. It melts on the toothbrush though. Plants actually look good for the most part. Fed the fish. Scrubbed the wood. Did a 50% W/C. added ferts, 10ml excel. I'm going to have the CO2 come on an hour ...

Yes, the green hair is gone on most of the plants. I used a toothbrush to get some of the thread algae and it's still there, but a lot less and it kinda melted on the brush.

I couldn't cover the entire tank so I draped bags from the light to shield it from secondary light.. I've been peeking, testing the water, feeding them a little, and adding excel 10ml per day to kill the stuff off. Today is the third day. I will be taking off the covers and doing a w/c tomorrow. Wou...

Shahriar, a 3-day blackout is just like shipping plants from California to here, which happens all the time on the forums. The plants arrive, might look a little weary, but bounce right back. Yup, what he said. How is your CO2 distributed? Water changes, water changes and more water changes. Unfort...

When I had an algae problem, I did a three day total black out (I covered the tank with a black trash bag) with daily doses of Excel and daily water changes. When I removed the bag, I was thrilled to see the algae gone. Also, I only run my lights for 6-7 hrs a day. You may want to consider cutting ...

When I had an algae problem, I did a three day total black out (I covered the tank with a black trash bag) with daily doses of Excel and daily water changes. When I removed the bag, I was thrilled to see the algae gone. Also, I only run my lights for 6-7 hrs a day. You may want to consider cutting ...