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Hey everyone.
My tank has been doing very very well for quite a while now. Two days ago I noticed what I think may be BGA, slimy green mess, on some of my hairgrass right at the front of the tank, and a bit on the glass. Well, today when I got up and the lights kicked in, 50% of my hairgrass carpet was totally covered in this stuff. My parameters seem to be normal, they haven't really changes in months and months, pressurized co2 is in the range of 28ppm. No idea what could have caused this to happen so suddenly.
I was thinking maybe due to the co2 not being dispersed to one side of the tank very well, tank is a 33 long (48" length). Im diffusing through a ceramic disc and it flows directly into a Hydor powerhead which blows it throughout the tank. The BGA started on the furthest corner from my co2 source, but, my drop checker is directly above the infected area, and constantly shows greenish yellow. So i have no idea. I'm at a loss.
I just did a massive waterchange today and removed nearly all of the BGA by hand. Tank looks great once again, but I am worried that this is going to happen again within a day or two.
Any ideas on what could be causing this problem? How can I safely kill off this stuff without harming the livestock?
I'm running 2 54w T5HO's 11" above the water surface. Lights are on for 8.5 hrs a day. Rena xp2 + Hydor powerhead for flow.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Tyson.
**EDIT** - I am also dosing daily using the EI method.
My tank has been doing very very well for quite a while now. Two days ago I noticed what I think may be BGA, slimy green mess, on some of my hairgrass right at the front of the tank, and a bit on the glass. Well, today when I got up and the lights kicked in, 50% of my hairgrass carpet was totally covered in this stuff. My parameters seem to be normal, they haven't really changes in months and months, pressurized co2 is in the range of 28ppm. No idea what could have caused this to happen so suddenly.
I was thinking maybe due to the co2 not being dispersed to one side of the tank very well, tank is a 33 long (48" length). Im diffusing through a ceramic disc and it flows directly into a Hydor powerhead which blows it throughout the tank. The BGA started on the furthest corner from my co2 source, but, my drop checker is directly above the infected area, and constantly shows greenish yellow. So i have no idea. I'm at a loss.
I just did a massive waterchange today and removed nearly all of the BGA by hand. Tank looks great once again, but I am worried that this is going to happen again within a day or two.
Any ideas on what could be causing this problem? How can I safely kill off this stuff without harming the livestock?
I'm running 2 54w T5HO's 11" above the water surface. Lights are on for 8.5 hrs a day. Rena xp2 + Hydor powerhead for flow.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Tyson.
**EDIT** - I am also dosing daily using the EI method.