hustler Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I think my anubias has alge on it.... I tried silver dollars in there for about an hour and they chewed em up pretty good so i took them out... They have new bright green leaves starting but all the old ones have a brown fur on them? should i cut them or just let it be? Im using reef LED lighting over them with a 2700k flourecent aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurensdad Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 You can pull off the old growth! Remember it takes a long time time to grow anubias in the tank. You can also dose your tank with excle and it could help you out as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppygirl Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Can any of the algae be rubbed off or is it really stuck on? You could also try the dark tank method, remove the anubias put it in a container with water and put it in the dark, the anubias is a low light plant so a few days/week should not affect it too much and the algae should die as it needs light more than the anubias. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Brush algae is best dispatched with spot treatment of Excel or Hydrogen Peroxide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) don't forget to look @ what has caused this and fix...if not, more than likely it will come back Edited April 15, 2012 by ckmullin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 don't forget to look @ what has caused this...if not, more than likely it will come back x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Slow growing plants like Anubias and Java Fern are quite often subject to brush algae on older leaves. In tanks that aren't set up specifically for plants (ie. no extra ferts, special light, etc.) often show brush algae on older leaves of slow growing plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Slow growing plants like Anubias and Java Fern are quite often subject to brush algae on older leaves. In tanks that aren't set up specifically for plants (ie. no extra ferts, special light, etc.) often show brush algae on older leaves of slow growing plants. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geleen Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 They are shade -low light plants- if they get too much light they are a algae magnet. Mine are completely in the shade and growing well. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James (Western Canada) Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Well, reef lighting is usually what? somewhere around 10k-14k?? Bulbs for FW plants usually no more than 6500K.....so that is only going to make things worse....... I think my anubias has alge on it.... I tried silver dollars in there for about an hour and they chewed em up pretty good so i took them out... They have new bright green leaves starting but all the old ones have a brown fur on them? should i cut them or just let it be? Im using reef LED lighting over them with a 2700k flourecent aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hustler Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 yup you are all right, Im going to wipe them off and get the out of the rays for sure. Thanks for the help guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbarabash Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Also can bleach dip 1:19 bleach:water ratio, about 15 seconds with the leaves submerged (dont put the rhizome in it) then just give it a nice rinse for a minute or two in a bowl under the tap and throw it into a dark corner of the tank or a bucket of water out of light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hustler Posted April 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 so funny story.... Got a pleco in there.... All of it was gone the next day... 3 days later everything was super green and new growth within a week. Not gonna lie... Reef LEDs seem to work awesome with this type of plant as long as you have a janitor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 glad you got it worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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