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chad320
Does it wipe off? It looks like a little bit of BBA. You might try dosing some excel to it.
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PhD
Hi thanks for your reply,
just to confirm that the black dose not wipe off?

also could you tell me what excel is ?
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K
excel is a bottled solution which has high carbon content. It is also used as an algicide. Search seachem excel and you'll be able to find it.
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For the deficiency part, there are some other things that needs to be addressed to pinpoint the problem.

Does the problem only affect one leaf or the entire plant, or several plant? (if its entire plant or several plant, then may be some kind of deficiency)

what kind of substrate are you using? (If it is a rich substrate, then most probably micros will not be the problem)

Do you have low, medium or high light? (this will give clue on fert consumption)

Any CO2 injection(DIY/pressurized/none)? (with combination of lighting and fert dosing info will give clue on problem)

How long have the plant been in the tank? (this part tells you that the plant may be melting from transplant or trying to convert from emersed to submersed form, BBA from tank it came from, etc.)
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keithy said:
For the deficiency part, there are some other things that needs to be addressed to pinpoint the problem.

Does the problem only affect one leaf or the entire plant, or several plant? (if its entire plant or several plant, then may be some kind of deficiency)

what kind of substrate are you using? (If it is a rich substrate, then most probably micros will not be the problem)

Do you have low, medium or high light? (this will give clue on fert consumption)

Any CO2 injection(DIY/pressurized/none)? (with combination of lighting and fert dosing info will give clue on problem)

How long have the plant been in the tank? (this part tells you that the plant may be melting from transplant or trying to convert from emersed to submersed form, BBA from tank it came from, etc.)
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Sorry should of said!

Rekord 60
water 50/50 Ro/Tap
pH 6.6
Fert:Tropica Plant Nutrition + 1ml daily
Temp: 27.5C
2 x 15w T8
Tetratec EX600 Filter
PH, Aquaclear 20
RedWood Root
Slate Decoration
Med B/W Gravel
White Play Sand
Tetra Complete Substrate
Co2, PF, M602 3bps
Twisted vallis
Pogostemon helferi
Cabomba caroliniana
Java moss
Anubias Lanceolata
Dwarf Hair Grass

The problem is only with this plant ? It has been in the tant for aprox 3 months

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littlefish
increase co2 concentration in the tank
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PhD
Thanks I will give that ago.

I also have other brown matter on my other plants as well as the one in the pic! !

Any idears?


Or is it just the sponge type material growing out and getting on the othere plants ?( as there was a little left on when I planted )
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PhD
bump
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PhD
Back again with green alge all over my root any help tp get rid of
Thanks got looking.
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K
how long is your light on for a day? you may want to try to limit your photoperiod if its more than 6-8 hrs. Sounds like you have algae problem consistently and this may have been caused by excessive photoperiod. First to kill off the algae, you may try h202 spot treating or something like excel/metricide 14. I have had some success with using h2o2 with BBA. You may also get some ottos to help eat off the algae after you have treated it with h2o2 or excel. Then limit your photoperiod and see what the reaction is for a couple of weeks.
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