Tell micks agony aunt about your plant problems

[easty1]

So your plants don't love you any more and they have lost that vigor and good looks they had when you first got to gether fear not micks agony aunts section will soon pep your relation up to how it was when you first met
post your plant problems here and I will try my best to solve them for you

[TheWiz]

mate my marsilia drummondii keeps getting black algae on it .

[easty1]

mate my marsilia drummondii keeps getting black algae on it .

Vie found theres a few plants that seem to attract a growth of black beard algae i.e.; anubias java ferns sword plants and marsilia sp It usually means you have a imbalance in the tank such as too much light and not enough co2 is a common cause .To rid the tank of it (I'm not sure that’s completely possible in my display tank if I look hard enough I can see some on the drift wood )increase co2 levels and make sure you have good water circulation as it thrives in stagnant part of the tank . A fast way of ridding the tank is to turn of the filters and with a syringe bathe the effected plants with excel not forgetting to turn the filters back on after

[Forever-mango]

Mick,

My Rotala sp Mini type 1 grows too fast...what can i do?

[easty1]

Mick,

My Rotala sp Mini type 1 grows too fast...what can i do?

You can allways give some to me see problem fixed

[Forever-mango]

Sounds good :D

[Pleco_mad]

Mick my Blyxa japonica look's like it's melting is this normal?

i only got it off of Andy a few day's ago would this have something to do with it?

[easty1]

Mick my Blyxa japonica look's like it's melting is this normal?

i only got it off of Andy a few day's ago would this have something to do with it?

Japonica doesn't like moving much especially if the water peramiters are different ,most times it will regrow OK What ph do you run your tank at

[Pleco_mad]

not quite sure i'll test it for ya tonight i think it'll be around 7 as i don't have tap water only bore water.

[Pleco_mad]

hey mick did a ph test last night and it's about 7 to 7.2 is this to high?

[easty1]

hey mick did a ph test last night and it's about 7 to 7.2 is this to high?

not really but if the plants came from a 6.5ph source they might have a set back for a week or two

[Forever-mango]

Mr Mick, I wish to increase the height of my lighting, how high would you recommend?

Im using 1 150w HQI MH + 2 HO T5's

Regards
Steve

[easty1]

Mr Mick, I wish to increase the height of my lighting, how high would you recommend?

Im using 1 150w HQI MH + 2 HO T5's

Regards
Steve

Why mess with perfection steve

[Forever-mango]

Because im getting those pompom algae. the thing is...its suppose to be green, BUT with the high co2...it goes white...so its dead but alive?

[Pleco_mad]

Because im getting those pompom algae. the thing is...its suppose to be green, BUT with the high co2...it goes white...so its dead but alive?

i wish my BBA would die