AquaAggie Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 s this the dreaded black beard algae? Tanks has been up for 4 years and this has come on over the last 4 months maybe. I tried reducing my lights (time and intensity) to shot below on my AquaSky and feel like that made it worse or maybe something else was the problem and that made it worse? I have started dosing easy carbon (1 squirt per 10 gallons daily) and tracking my nitrates better to keep 20-40 with easy green. They had been low (0-10). I will be traveling and thinking of doing a 5 day blackout, is this too much? Anything else I can do? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 It appears so. I have a little bit of that myself. I plan on doing Reverse Respiration: https://reverserespiration.com/ It works, but does require you pulling plants/decor effected. And then I'd avoid anything I thought might have caused it and change things as I went if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyM Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Did the plants seem healthy before you decided to bump up the nitrates with Easy Green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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