How to get rid of RICCIA!

[bruinhd]

Gosh darnit. I made the mistake of adding Riccia to a dwarf hairgrass tank a while back, and since then, it has infested my grass, and even with constant pruning every couple of days, I cannot get rid of the riccia. Does anyone have a strategy for getting rid of riccia? Is there any way to target riccia?

[jonathan]

Have you pruned it back so much that it no longer appears to be in the aquarium ?

I'm curious what the mix looks like. I'm sorry I wish I had a better strategy than eye balling it.

[GeToChKn]

riccia is one of those plants that I have in all my tanks now just about no matter how hard I try to not transfer it. Have fun. lol. How did you plant the riccia with the DHG?

[bruinhd]

Originally Posted by GeToChKn

riccia is one of those plants that I have in all my tanks now just about no matter how hard I try to not transfer it. Have fun. lol. How did you plant the riccia with the DHG?

Once upon a time I had a beautiful grass carpet and i threw some riccia in temporarily along the top. The filter tossed some of it down into the grass and voila, it took root. Now it's literally all over and I spend like 10 mins every friggin day tediously picking it out only for it to show up the next day. It drives me nuts. Hella invasive.

[bruinhd]

I've read that Flourish Excel will kill Riccia. Why? I don't know. But anyone else know if this is safe to overdose?

[houseofcards]

Originally Posted by bruinhd

...Once upon a time I had a beautiful grass carpet and i threw some riccia in temporarily along the top. The filter tossed some of it down into the grass and voila, it took root..

Riccia doesn't root. You should really be able to get rid of it since most of it will float. You should also be able to shake the rest lose, use an aquatic tweezer and/or use a small hose to suck it out.

[CatSoup]

Originally Posted by bruinhd

I've read that Flourish Excel will kill Riccia. Why? I don't know. But anyone else know if this is safe to overdose?

Hmm Hasn't killed mine. Not by the directed amount at least.

[CatSoup]

Originally Posted by houseofcards

Riccia doesn't root. You should really be able to get rid of it since most of it will float. You should also be able to shake the rest lose, use an aquatic tweezer and/or use a small hose to suck it out.

It most certainly does root! LOL Mine have thick ones that yank up the substrate. They are long and hair-like, and they tangle around each other.

[ngrubich]

Originally Posted by CatSoup

It most certainly does root! LOL Mine have thick ones that yank up the substrate. They are long and hair-like, and they tangle around each other.

Riccia doesn't root per se. It can have root-like rhizoids on it that can cling to stuff, but no "real" roots (although some people can argue that the rhizoids are roots since they can take in nutrients). The big difference is that roots contain many cells while each rhizoid is a single cell.

As far as Excel goes, check out this old thread: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=24715
I never fully got rid of my riccia when I wanted to get rid of it: I thought I got it all and went out of town for the weekend only to come home and find pieces of riccia floating around

[bruinhd]

Originally Posted by houseofcards

Riccia doesn't root. You should really be able to get rid of it since most of it will float. You should also be able to shake the rest lose, use an aquatic tweezer and/or use a small hose to suck it out.

I didn't mean root literally. I meant it as an expression, like "take root". Anyway, I went out to get Flourish Excel but all they had was API CO2 Booster. I double-dosed it and within 10 mins a bunch of riccia is already turning white. This is exciting. I'm carefully monitoring my tetras for any rapid breathing.

And I've had very little luck in getting rid of with shaking loose, tweezing etc. Believe me, I do triple-duty on pruning and it still arises. And I've been scooping up any piece that floats. It's been an issue for months, literally.

[auban]

if you have to back to hand picking it, try using a comb. i used to pull a lot of java moss out of my DHG with a regular comb.

[danielt]

You try to pick it up too often.

I have Riccia in my Glossostigma carpet and the darn thing keeps popping out every time. I never managed to get it out unless I let it grow. If you try and prune it often there's bound to remain some small pieces in and they will grow back. If you let it grow more it should be easier to get it out completely.

One important thing, try to change your water movement as to not blow downward currents in the hair grass. Riccia should pop out as it's filled with gas. Try to get it pearling and you should spot even the bits of it.

[CatSoup]

Originally Posted by ngrubich

Riccia doesn't root per se. It can have root-like rhizoids on it that can cling to stuff, but no "real" roots (although some people can argue that the rhizoids are roots since they can take in nutrients). The big difference is that roots contain many cells while each rhizoid is a single cell.

As far as Excel goes, check out this old thread: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=24715
I never fully got rid of my riccia when I wanted to get rid of it: I thought I got it all and went out of town for the weekend only to come home and find pieces of riccia floating around

Disregard everything I said there. I have had a never ending cold that has made me loopy on meds. I was thinking of RR. Sorry. lol

[houseofcards]

Originally Posted by CatSoup

Disregard everything I said there. I have had a never ending cold that has made me loopy on meds. I was thinking of RR. Sorry. lol

There's a wicked flu going around right now so that's understandable.

[bruinhd]

Originally Posted by houseofcards

There's a wicked flu going around right now so that's understandable.

and the clap.