hi all

my redmoor roots are glowing
i thought my glasses were dirty... really!

its only on the roots and is like i describe
its a glow or blur completely surrounding the root pieces
but is nowhere else in the tank

is this run of the mill?

not sure if its worth mentioning
but i re-setup my tank on the weekend and just before that
my anubius plants were developing a fine hair type algae

rgds

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HI fourmations ,

first have you got a photo would be helpful

how many tanks have you?

And what are your water test results.

Do you use plant food?

How often do you do water changes and clean the bottom.

this info would be helpful
Mickey

mickeywallace wrote:
HI fourmations ,

Hi Mickey, thanks for the response, q's tackled below..

first have you got a photo would be helpful
- will take one and post it up in an hour

how many tanks have you? 1

And what are your water test results.
Ammonia - 0, Nitrite - 0, Nitrates - 2, ph 7.2

Do you use plant food? - yes, Tetra PlantaMin

How often do you do water changes and clean the bottom.

I totally redesigned the tank on saturday with 100% water change, new sand, new roots, cobbles, the plants were existing and are two weeks old, so no maintenance yet

other info....
I used tetra safestart, put my two tetras back in sat evening
water tested well, got another 7 tetras on sunday afternoon
put in a dose of plantamin on sunday evening also,
this has manifested itself since (24-36hrs) and it is heavier this morning since posting this question last night

this info would be helpful
Mickey

cheers

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Hi fourmations
I would suggest a water change of about 20% to start with!

how long are your lights on for?

test for Phosphate!

or read the labels of plantamin

i would also suggest checking your mains/water supply

lighting either reduce the time or split it over two periods also consider any other light source that is hitting the tank eg from a window

Mickey

hi mickey (and all)

How do i test for phosphate
is there a kit in the lfs?

lights on for 12hrs, single 15w hagen aquaglow lamp
no other light source apart from room light when im there
(its a utility room that is not used all the time)

heres the snaps - best i could get



thanks

niall

hi fourmations,

there are test kits ok
I am sorry to say i would remove the root and boil it scrape it down to ensure complete removal there is an old survival saying about roots boil it three times in this case that is what i would do, others might suggest differently

Mickey

www.irishfishkeepers.com/cms/component/o...w/catid,19/id,28346/

Mould on wood added to a tank seems to be common enough. This happened me too : a good brush sorted me out
I read that, apparently, it's not toxic to the fish.

Hope this helps.
Valerie

Hi Fourmations,

I just went to check my suspicion it appears to be one of the beard/bear algaes

i stand by the boiling but will this completely remove the problem i think not as this has had a few days to thrive.

thus i would suggest adding a little co2 (a quick google for this part )

now remember co2 will effect your Ph slightly!!!!!!!!

I wanted to add co2 for a short time thus i did a diy job so this may help short term but i thing all will agree your plants will love you for it

I got a two liter mineral bottle some air line an air stone and 1 air line connector i drilled the bottle lid placed the connector in the hole and applied some sealant this done i measured out a liter of water and added four tablespoons of sugar which i stirred in and dissolved as much as possible i placed the water in the bottle and added some yeast the bottle with yeast sugar mixture i left on the drainer over night with a balloon on it this was in case it froated over (i did not want to risk this going into my tank)

the next day the balloon had started to inflated this told me the co2 was present i screwed the lid on connected the air line to the lid and stone and place the stone near the filter in take the co2 created its own pressure and escaped in to the tank

do not use a glass bottle if the pipes get blocked it could explode sending flying glass

again i would point out the this
it will effect PH plants will love it.
remember to check daily as any pressure build up could be dangerous.

while this is a basic home brew treat the resulting liquid as toxic and dispose it when expired this is to get co2 and because nothing has been do to ensure safety or quality it could make you very sick

Mickey

thanks for the replies all,

thats a real bummer, i boiled it for near two hours
before it went in!

this is surely going to freak out my tetras big time!

the roots are a large part of the tank and
are keeping my combomba from sprawling all over the place
there will be sand everywhere too as i bedded the roots in it

heres a snap of the tank
www.irishfishkeepers.com/cms/component/o...w/id,38168/catid,27/

BTW the PlantaMin clearly states that it does not promote algae growth

I chose plants that were suitable for low level light, non co2 tanks and was hoping not to have to go down that road

many thanks all

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Hi Fourmations,
really sorry about this. but for futher reference i would always boil anything for three one hour periods this i time from the moment the water is bubbling hot.

i only suggested co2 because your photo looks like beard algae which is genus Audouinella which likes low co2 levels i would have expected it on the leaf edges also but for every rule there are exceptions

nor am i suggesting this will be used full time. i am only suggesting it be used long enough to ensure that this problem is kill off now completely! followed by good tank maintenance, should stop this from recurring.

But others may have more suggestions

Mickey