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Pretty easy with traps made of plastic drinks bottles like Gatorade. Just cut of the top of the bottle and invert it inside the rest of the bottle to make a funnel, make a couple of holes in the bottle so that sinks easily, put some tempting food inside the trap then wait. I just caught all...
Hmm that does all seem tp make sense as far as the big tank but the other one does have quite a lot of plants that all seem very healthy, and loads of floating plants.
Yes that is true Brexit...
Going back to the original topic, is there a reason I wonder that Cyanobacteria seems to occur in tanks with leaf litter? - The tank in which I have had two or three outbreaks (none really serious but annoying) has usually had a fairly thick leaf litter layer. The...
I see, well my son got in in the UK from Amazon and brought it out when he came. That time I had an outbreak in my big cichlid tank so I used all of it, it comes in a really small container. Its still available there, I thought the UK was the same as Europe regarding antibiotics etc...
I have tried to read a lot about what causes Cyanobacteria outbreaks, but it seems no one is really sure, it does seem to occur when nitrate is very low, or perhaps when the phosphate to nitrate ratio is high. It is supposed to be worse where there is no water flow, too much light and maybe too...
This is what I have done, except I only removed the floaters that were affected (they weren’t all affected)), and removed all the leaf litter. The floaters quickly grew back and so far it hasn’t returned. Fingers crossed it won’t when I add more leaves.,,
I haven't ever seen chemiclean here, but once a long time ago I got hold of Ultra life blue green stain remover (something like that) and it it worked with one dose, but I have not been able to get it again.
It hasn't happened to me in new tanks, rather those that have been long established and...
As I mentioned in my other thread I have experienced this issue - similar sized tank 240l (120 x 40 x 50cm) and not actually blackwater but very soft. It has happened a couple of times, when I let the leaf litter build up over time then I start to get Cyanobacteria on the leaf litter and the...
I had a male WC Agassizii that was extremely aggressive, he didn’t kill anything but would not tolerate any other Apistogrammas or small cichlids in the 120cm long tank, he would seek them out and terrorise them even though the tank had plenty of hiding places, I removed them to another tank but...
Although actually this is interesting to me as I have experienced this issue, if I let a lot of leaf litter build up over a long time I seem to get cyanobacteria, especially in the roots of the floating plants and on the leaves themselves . Anyway yes, this does probably merit a new thread!
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OK I certainly do not have a lot of spare money! So I guess using the Sera pH kit for now will at least let me know if the pH is starting to go down, I guess the exact value is not that important...and thanks a lot for the links, I will read through all these carefully later today. But its...
Agreed, I have learned this by experience, it doesn't make any difference, or hasn't ever in my tanks, even when I was using almond leave, which did stain the water.
Re the pH meter, I do still have it but came with only enough of the chemicals to calibrate it once, and I haven't been able to...
I need to get a proper pH meter then, I had one, a cheap one but it was totally useless!
Just a quick question, if the tank has a lot of leaf litter etc. does this not help to stabilize the pH?
And if so would it work with my leaf litter that is not apparently rich in tannins?
Thanks, I do have a spare tank that I could potentially use to prepare water, as long as I don't have to heat it continuously. I'll give it a go anyway, nothing to lose.
Just for comparison I tested the water in the big tank where the pike cichlids are currently. It s only slightly different:
GH 2
KH 1 (1st drop blue, second yellow)
pH 6.6-6.8 (can't tell, Azoo), 6.5 Sera.
TDS 36