Tank:
29 Gallon
Fish:
4x Bolivian Ram
5x Bloodfin Tetra
1x Bristlenose Plecostomus
Decorations:
3x Driftwood (2 Malaysian, 1 Unknown)
2x Anubias
1x Java Fern
1x Amazon Sword
1x Plastic Plant
Water Parameters:
Ammonia- 0.00ppm
Nitrite- 0.00ppm
Nitrate- 5-10ppm
pH- 7.6-7.8
Temp.- 78-80F
Filter:
AC70
Dechlorinator:
AmQuel Plus
Water Change:
35-40% Weekly
Aquarium Cycled:
June, 2010
Problem:
A couple months ago I noticed a white hair-like substance growing on the glass of my aquarium (see first photo). Initially it only grew on the glass where there was a high concentration of oxygen, by the air stone and on the glass in front of the outlet flow from the filter. Other than the glass, it was only present on the air stone, where it would grow quite thick. It was unsightly, but didn't appear to harm my fish and actually seemed to provide good food for my Plecostomus. However, it eventually got worse and started to grow within my filter and the intake tube. This would cause the filter to become completely clogged on a daily basis. I decided something needed to be done.
On the advice of a friend I decided to try AlgaeFix by API. Initially this seemed to work, with the only trade off being cloudy water. However, it still grew, just more â€Å"fuzzyâ€Â
29 Gallon
Fish:
4x Bolivian Ram
5x Bloodfin Tetra
1x Bristlenose Plecostomus
Decorations:
3x Driftwood (2 Malaysian, 1 Unknown)
2x Anubias
1x Java Fern
1x Amazon Sword
1x Plastic Plant
Water Parameters:
Ammonia- 0.00ppm
Nitrite- 0.00ppm
Nitrate- 5-10ppm
pH- 7.6-7.8
Temp.- 78-80F
Filter:
AC70
Dechlorinator:
AmQuel Plus
Water Change:
35-40% Weekly
Aquarium Cycled:
June, 2010
Problem:
A couple months ago I noticed a white hair-like substance growing on the glass of my aquarium (see first photo). Initially it only grew on the glass where there was a high concentration of oxygen, by the air stone and on the glass in front of the outlet flow from the filter. Other than the glass, it was only present on the air stone, where it would grow quite thick. It was unsightly, but didn't appear to harm my fish and actually seemed to provide good food for my Plecostomus. However, it eventually got worse and started to grow within my filter and the intake tube. This would cause the filter to become completely clogged on a daily basis. I decided something needed to be done.
On the advice of a friend I decided to try AlgaeFix by API. Initially this seemed to work, with the only trade off being cloudy water. However, it still grew, just more â€Å"fuzzyâ€Â