newplants/ols plants

[2pods]

Hi all

I've upped my 400l tank's puny 2x36w lighting to 4x36 (with new reflectors.
Couldn't get the tarnish off the old ones, oh well !).
New plants have arrived today.

So, do I remove the old ones with "some" algae on them, or keep them and
hope with more light, "Flourish", "Excel", and the new plants, the algae on
them will improve ?

Usually I just toss them into the compost bin, but if I can revive them it
would be good.
TIA

Peter

[Richard Sexton]

In article >, 2pods > wrote:
>Hi all
>
>I've upped my 400l tank's puny 2x36w lighting to 4x36 (with new reflectors.
>Couldn't get the tarnish off the old ones, oh well !).
>New plants have arrived today.
>
>So, do I remove the old ones with "some" algae on them, or keep them and
>hope with more light, "Flourish", "Excel", and the new plants, the algae on
>them will improve ?

If the only thing you're doing is adding more light you're likely to
have more algae not less.

Change water to shock the algae - it hates change.

Fertilize properly.

Use excel. While not officially an algicide it does hurt
algae very very badly usually to the point of death.

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[2pods]

"Richard Sexton" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, 2pods > wrote:
>>Hi all
>>
>>I've upped my 400l tank's puny 2x36w lighting to 4x36 (with new
>>reflectors.
>>Couldn't get the tarnish off the old ones, oh well !).
>>New plants have arrived today.
>>
>>So, do I remove the old ones with "some" algae on them, or keep them and
>>hope with more light, "Flourish", "Excel", and the new plants, the algae
>>on
>>them will improve ?
>
> If the only thing you're doing is adding more light you're likely to
> have more algae not less.
>
> Change water to shock the algae - it hates change.
>
> Fertilize properly.
>
> Use excel. While not officially an algicide it does hurt
> algae very very badly usually to the point of death.
>
But the plants Richard, Dump or not dump ?
;-)

Peter

[2pods]

>> If the only thing you're doing is adding more light you're likely to
>> have more algae not less.
>>
>> Change water to shock the algae - it hates change.
>>
>> Fertilize properly.
>>
>> Use excel. While not officially an algicide it does hurt
>> algae very very badly usually to the point of death.
>>
> But the plants Richard, Dump or not dump ?
> ;-)
>

Right, I've dumped the worst of the old plants.

Currently I'm dosing using Seachem's recommended dosage
i.e. Flourish twice a week and Excel 2 capfuls (for 400l) daily.
25% water change weekly.

Is this enough to keep the algae down ?

Peter

[Richard Sexton]

In article >, 2pods > wrote:
>Right, I've dumped the worst of the old plants.

You could always save tip cuttings, but whatever.

>Currently I'm dosing using Seachem's recommended dosage
>i.e. Flourish twice a week and Excel 2 capfuls (for 400l) daily.
>25% water change weekly.
>
>Is this enough to keep the algae down ?

Works for me.


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