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Hello all. My planted 55 gallon is a bit over a year old now. I've battled with a handful of algae types over the year and have won those battles. The one I can't quite get dialed in is a bit if BBA. It's not over running the tank but it's enough to be a problem still.
A couple months ago the spraybar for my cannister filter outlet cracked so I took it off the outlet to repair. The spraybay previously directed the current downward towards plants. After taking it off the current now was going across the upper level of the tank not hitting most of the plants. I left the spray bar off and the majority of my BBA disappeared. The water current was no longer hitting the majority of my plants.
I put the spray bar back on two weeks ago so now the water flow was pointing back towards all the plants below and BBA came back within days. Nothing else in the tank changed.
I always hear so much about CO2 imbalance and lighting issues being the root causes of BBA. Have never heard much about low or fast water flow affecting BBA. Thoughts?
A couple months ago the spraybar for my cannister filter outlet cracked so I took it off the outlet to repair. The spraybay previously directed the current downward towards plants. After taking it off the current now was going across the upper level of the tank not hitting most of the plants. I left the spray bar off and the majority of my BBA disappeared. The water current was no longer hitting the majority of my plants.
I put the spray bar back on two weeks ago so now the water flow was pointing back towards all the plants below and BBA came back within days. Nothing else in the tank changed.
I always hear so much about CO2 imbalance and lighting issues being the root causes of BBA. Have never heard much about low or fast water flow affecting BBA. Thoughts?