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Do you have enough light? What is your parameters? Please elaborate so the folks here can pin-point the root cause.
i realise some brown substances on my plants. or rather the plants turned brown? not sure if it's algae. it looks as if my plants had gone rusty. the colour is exactly the same as rust...
anyone can help??
Do you have enough light? What is your parameters? Please elaborate so the folks here can pin-point the root cause.
colin | The Wilderness and Forest | FTS
2 ft tank with 2 X 36W PL tubes.
could it be burns due to over-dosing of fertilisers?
Can the brown stuff be easily rubbed off? If it can, it is probably brown algae, a diatom. It usually happen in new tanks. Otocinclus will quickly take care of it.Originally Posted by ahdi
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Last edited by benny; 5th Feb 2008 at 22:17.
Can the brown stuff be easily rubbed off? If it can, it is probably brown algae, a diatom. It usually happen in new tanks. Otocinclus will quickly take care of it.
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The brown stuffs can't be rubbed off. The whole leaf turned brown. but the brown is very dark like rust.
Last edited by benny; 5th Feb 2008 at 22:17.
It's the remains of dead algae, diatoms + hairalgae usually.... It stains some plants, particularly stem plants like ambulia.... Trim of the healthy green top, uproot the blacken portion and replant the top.
it happens to the upper portions of the plant. from the tip downwards. some turned totally black....
Last edited by benny; 5th Feb 2008 at 22:17.
Err... wait for healthy green growth ? trim off the black part?
same problem happening again... brown rust-like patches on the leaves. can't be rubbed off.
looks something like this.
what is the cause? how to prevent it?
Last edited by benny; 5th Feb 2008 at 22:19.
Brown algae or diatom is the culprit. Check your lighting hours and fertilization schedule.
i hardly fertilize. so i reckon it must be lighting hours. too long hours??
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