
I started this 4.6 L nano jar aquascape about a month and a half ago.

I am using the Walstad method for this setup. No filter. However I am using CO2. Aquasoil is Fluval Stratum, the shrimp type. I am also using APT 3 for water column fertilization.

After my last try with this jar that ended up in a failure due to a really bad outbreak of bacteria bloom. I started again but this time I did a dark start.

I did the dark start for about a month and I planted it about 2 weeks ago.

Since I didn’t had water movement in the aquarium, some of the dust from the aquasoil landed on top of the leaves of all plants. I think this is the source of the algae problems.

I tried to syphon this dust but some remained.

The first week since planted I didn’t had any mayor problems with algae. However about 5 days ago, I had an outbreak of hair algae and maybe some green dust algae. The hair algae went away by itself almost completely in like 2 days. But the other algae prevailed.

I also added 2 Nerite snails to see if they helped a little bit with the problem. But for now they haven’t touch the plants and only cleaned the wood and the glass.

I’ve also added a small water pump to see if it helped moving some sediment out of the leaves.

On the other hand, I am also getting ready to transition from tap water to RO re mineralized water. To re mineralize the water I will be using APT Sky. Does anyone has any comments about this product? It’s fairly new and there’s not much information about it. 

How do you guys recommend me to do a safe transition to the RO water?

Help! Nano Jar Aquascape Algae Problem and Transition to RO Water