Valek Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Should I be worried about this on the 3rd week of cycling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 I wouldn't be too worried, the tank is just settling in. Manually remove what you can, and hit the rest with a 3% H202 solution. 3ml per gallon. It will turn pink/tan and die. Or you can remove the plants and spray them with the Hydrogen Peroxide and then replace them. Then you really don't have to worry about how much you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Also, if you've got something to put in there plant-wise that will take up the extra nutrients you'd be moving down the right path as well. Floating plants like Salvinia Minima, Duckweed, Frogbit, Red Root Floaters, etc... ...even some Pothos to hang out of the back would work. The plants I can see in the pic are slow growers (Anubias & Buce) so they may not be taking up too much of the excess nutrients in the tank which is allowing the algae to gain a foothold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valek Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 I'll give the peroxide a shot. How about water changes when using it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 It will up the A/N/N while the algae decomposes so water changes are a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILikeAsianBooty Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 BGA is so annoying to get rid of..it grows back too quick even if you pick it and do w/c. I eventually gave up and bought "green slime" I believe and its never came backs since. Still have a full tube of that thing and it works wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valek Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 I just ordered some amazon frogbit. Thanks for the tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 No problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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