What Is This Stuff And How Can I Get Rid!***update***

[paul_waldron]

I have some hairy stuff on some of my plants, mainly broad leafed plants, it looks horrible and want to get rid of it!!

My water parameters are fine and i have a ferplast energy co2 kit so not likely to be overdosing that, i have just over 1watt per gallon with reflectors, i use the tropica plant nutrition plus to ffed the plants, if there are any more questions you need to know the answer to feel free to ask as i need pointing in the right direction with this!1


thanks in advance

***update** so, i got some seachem flourish excel which i will put in daily and total blackout for three days, will this help

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Algae-

The cause is probably too little light and too much ferts and co2 for that light level.

 

[aaronnorth]

HERE is an algae guide with problems to solve it.

 

[Themuleous]

Shrimp or nerite snails would probably sort that out. No snails if you have loaches though, of course!!!

Sam

 

[Luketendo]

Shrimp or nerite snails would probably sort that out. No snails if you have loaches though, of course!!!

Sam

No shrimp either...

Would be a bit like where Mr Bean goes into a fancy french resturant in Mr Bean's Holiday.

 

[voo]

BBA. Are your CO2 levels stable?

 

[paul_waldron]

BBA. Are your CO2 levels stable?

i have a ferplast enrgy co2 kit ( the cheap one) so no pressurised cylinder so guess its not stable....

 

[SuperColey1]

Its not a light problem. Looks like a crypt to me which should have no problems with 1WPG.

There is no such thing as too much CO2 for a light level causing algae, just too much CO2 for the plants to consume meaning dangerous levels for fish. i.e. 2BPS under 1WPG may be consumed by the plants leaving more than 30ppm and fish danger whereas the same under 3WPG may be consumed quickly and therefore be well below 30ppm.

It could be that your crypt suffered crypt rot and is just starting to regrow. The rotting leaves will have leached ammonia as they decayed meaning that you could have some 'loaclised' algae due to this.

Try to trim every damaged leave off of a plant on sight even if it means the plant has no leaves left. The plant will then regrow new leaves and these should be in better condition thus no ammonia leaching thus no 'localised' algae outbreaks.

This of course assumes your dosing is correct.

approx 2ml of TPN+ per day per 100 Ltres per 1WPG should be about right.

Therefore you can increase/decrease dependent on your tank size and light levels.

Andy

 

[paul_waldron]

Its not a light problem. Looks like a crypt to me which should have no problems with 1WPG.

There is no such thing as too much CO2 for a light level causing algae, just too much CO2 for the plants to consume meaning dangerous levels for fish. i.e. 2BPS under 1WPG may be consumed by the plants leaving more than 30ppm and fish danger whereas the same under 3WPG may be consumed quickly and therefore be well below 30ppm.

It could be that your crypt suffered crypt rot and is just starting to regrow. The rotting leaves will have leached ammonia as they decayed meaning that you could have some 'loaclised' algae due to this.

Try to trim every damaged leave off of a plant on sight even if it means the plant has no leaves left. The plant will then regrow new leaves and these should be in better condition thus no ammonia leaching thus no 'localised' algae outbreaks.

This of course assumes your dosing is correct.

approx 2ml of TPN+ per day per 100 Ltres per 1WPG should be about right.

Therefore you can increase/decrease dependent on your tank size and light levels.

Andy

im not sure it was that localised as it was everywhere.... just not as bad in some places!