Tackling BBA

[Sixo]

Hi folks,

I've got a bit of a BBA issue going on in my tank just now, it seems so be particularly bad on the silicon at the joins of my tank and around the flow of my airstone as you can see.







I'm going to be emptying my tank in the new year to move it during redecorating and was looking for tips on how to go about trying to eradicate the stuff.

Hydrogen peroxide seems to be the go-to but I'm a wee bit unsure how to apply it whether I can:

Use it with a cloth to wipe the silicon down maybe?
Do some sort of dip & rinse for the wood/decor?
It doesn't appear to be on my plants should I maybe just get fresh ones with the new re-scape?

Or if the tank will be sitting empty for a few days is it likely to dry and die out by itself?

Any experiences/ideas appreciated as always.

Thanks

[plankton]

You can use a cloth with the H2O2, and you can just dip the plants in a solution as well to make sure there are no algae spores on them rather than spending out on replacements.
Use either 3% or 6%, no stronger.

[Martinspuddle]

What circulation do you have in your aquarium and what is your waterchange regime?

[Sixo]

What circulation do you have in your aquarium and what is your waterchange regime?

I have the upgraded 1000lph pump in the internal filter, flowing out on one side from the filter outlet and a small airstone working away at the other side.

I do approximately a 30% weekly waterchange. I don't use CO2. I'm in a soft water area.

With me emptying the tank out it's a good opportunity to try and learn how to make things better for all things plant-related when I'm re-scaping.

[Martinspuddle]

Small airstone, why?

Apart from the airline, where else is it appearing?

[Sixo]

Small airstone, why?

Apart from the airline, where else is it appearing?

Because I wasn't sure if I was getting enough surface agitation when I had a couple of struggling fish a few years back. Just kept it running in the tank ever since.

The BBA is on the glass on both sides of the tank glass, on the wood, on the case of the filter itself, bit all over the place.

I don't know if it's just awkward to get the flow right in a corner tank. I doesn't bother me massively, but if I can nuke it when re-doing it then will give it a go.

[Martinspuddle]

What's the volume of this aquarium?

[LookoutTrout]

I get spots of BBA growing on the glass at the front where I know there's a reasonable amount of flow but not loads. I'm far from convinced it's a still water problem.

[Sixo]

What's the volume of this aquarium?

It's a Juwel Trigon 190, so probably 150 litres or something?

[Sixo]

I get spots of BBA growing on the glass at the front where I know there's a reasonable amount of flow but not loads. I'm far from convinced it's a still water problem.

Same I feel like it's just something that's found it's way into the tank, just taking the opportunity to see if I can get rid of it while I'm emptying the tank to move it.