Flourish Excel update (the black crud caper)

The black-red sooty, fuzzy algae has stopped growing and spreading. The
pleco and ottos have cleaned much of the surfaces of the plants and rocks of
this gross stuff. All new algae growth is a nice green color. I've also
been using more of the other Flourish fertilizers along with the Excel. The
plants have visibly grown and all are a darker green. I hope the red-black
crud will all be gone in another week or two.

Tonight I dropped slices of zucchini in for the ottos and plecs after the
goldfish were fed.
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On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 21:35:13 -0600, "Koi-Lo"
wrote:

The black-red sooty, fuzzy algae has stopped growing and spreading. The
pleco and ottos have cleaned much of the surfaces of the plants and rocks of
this gross stuff. All new algae growth is a nice green color. I've also
been using more of the other Flourish fertilizers along with the Excel. The
plants have visibly grown and all are a darker green. I hope the red-black
crud will all be gone in another week or two.

Tonight I dropped slices of zucchini in for the ottos and plecs after the
goldfish were fed.

I was just wondering this morning how you were doing with your
Excel/beard algae problem. I am beginning to get some of that nasty
stuff on a few of my plants, and yesterday ordered a supply of Excel
along with some Flourish. It should arrive by the end of the week.
Your success story gives me hope.

-- Mister Gardener

"Mr. Gardener" wrote in message
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On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 21:35:13 -0600, "Koi-Lo"
wrote:

The black-red sooty, fuzzy algae has stopped growing and spreading. The
pleco and ottos have cleaned much of the surfaces of the plants and rocks
of
this gross stuff. All new algae growth is a nice green color. I've also
been using more of the other Flourish fertilizers along with the Excel.
The
plants have visibly grown and all are a darker green. I hope the
red-black
crud will all be gone in another week or two.

Tonight I dropped slices of zucchini in for the ottos and plecs after the
goldfish were fed.
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I was just wondering this morning how you were doing with your
Excel/beard algae problem.

It took awhile, probably because there was so much of it in that one tank.
It had a good head start. I think I'll go ahead and buy 1/2g of the stuff.
I have 7 tanks set up right now plus the 6 betta tanks/bowls. I wish there
was a cheaper source than Flourish Excel.

I am beginning to get some of that nasty
stuff on a few of my plants, and yesterday ordered a supply of Excel
along with some Flourish. It should arrive by the end of the week.
Your success story gives me hope.

Please let me know how it works for you. I also have to give some credit to
the ottos and plecos because they're still working on what's left of it.
What's most encouraging is the algae now growing is a fine green haze on the
glass instead of that nasty rapid growing black stuff.

--
Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Note: There are two Koi-Lo's on the Aquaria groups.
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o