Help, My Plants Have Some Sort Of White Hair Growing On Them!, Algae???? Beginner to plants |
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  Jan 20 2008, 05:55 PM
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Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 12-January 08 Member No.: 38340  |
With the attached photo could someone please tell me what is wrong with my plants and the possible solutions, I have a UGF (which i know isnt great for plants ) but no money for other filtration system avaliable.
Thanks, Mark
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Jan 20 2008, 05:57 PM
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 My bristlenose's eggs  Group: Members Posts: 3361 Joined: 19-January 08 From: UK - Yorkshire Member No.: 38539 |
Cant see properly but they look ok to me, maybe someone with more plant experience will reply and answer your question better than i can.
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Jan 20 2008, 06:02 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 821 Joined: 10-August 07 From: South Wales, UK Member No.: 34490 |
i would guess at hair algae. Also im about 90% sure that the second plant is non aquatic
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Jan 20 2008, 06:04 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 12-January 08 Member No.: 38340 |
both are aquatic as i got them healthy from my LFS, hmmm, hair algae? solutions?
cheers, Mark |
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Jan 20 2008, 06:33 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 821 Joined: 10-August 07 From: South Wales, UK Member No.: 34490 |
sorry to say but that does not mean they are aquatic. I once bought a plant from a lfs that i trusted. Turned out it was non aquatic
 the thing to remeber is that they are a business. The point of a business is to make money. So they will sell non aquatic plants as they will last a while before they rot
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Jan 21 2008, 06:41 AM
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 "FrogFish Addict" Group: Members Posts: 1389 Joined: 3-May 07 From: Columbia, MO Member No.: 31710 |
QUOTE (silicon @ Jan 20 2008, 12:04 PM)  both are aquatic as i got them healthy from my LFS, hmmm, hair algae? solutions? cheers, Mark Again, that second plant is NOT aquatic. It is Dracena sanderiana, which is not a true aquarium plant. See here for more on the non-aquatic plant. As for the hair algae, I am lucky as I have never had to deal with it, but a quick google search brings up many options that seem helpful. Drew |
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Jan 21 2008, 09:52 AM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 12-January 08 Member No.: 38340 |
ok cheers guys, i have taken the offending plants out. I keep reading hair algae is green, black not white, is this true or can you get whit hair algae as well?
Cheers Mark |
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Jan 22 2008, 01:44 PM
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Fish Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 12-January 08 Member No.: 38340 |
Does anyone know how i can get rid of the white cotton like algae/ disease stuff on my plants, filter, driftwood, thermometer, heater...........everywhere now!.......etc !?
 Any help would be great! Cheers Mark |
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Jan 22 2008, 07:45 PM
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Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 9-September 07 From: Pennsylvania, USA Member No.: 35307 |
QUOTE (silicon @ Jan 22 2008, 08:44 AM) Does anyone know how i can get rid of the white cotton like algae/ disease stuff on my plants, filter, driftwood, thermometer, heater...........everywhere now!.......etc !? Any help would be great! Cheers Mark I'm not an expert, but you should search for information on overdosing your tank with Seachem Excel. It should do the trick. There are a wide variety of opinions on exactly how big the overdoes should be. If the algae is not widespread you can use a syringe and with the filter off "spray" the plant directly with Excel. Algaefix is supposed to work on hair algae too. I double checked and got an email confirming this from one of their technical people. |
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