Discouration of Mini Pelia

**redsuns** · 23rd Aug 2011, 18:55

Hey Guys, need some help/advices regarding my mini pelia. I got this from a bro around 1 or 2 weeks earlier and it was really nice and lush but now when its in my tank it has became like this(see picture below). Is it going through a transitional period and trying to get use to my tank's condition or I have to do something to try and salvage it? Thanks in advance!

**Zenith82** · 25th Aug 2011, 11:35

Hi Bro, is your water chilled? Mini Pelia requires chilled water, if not it will lose it's color and slowly deteriorate and die off.

**redsuns** · 25th Aug 2011, 12:46

Originally Posted by Zenith82

Hi Bro, is your water chilled? Mini Pelia requires chilled water, if not it will lose it's color and slowly deteriorate and die off.

Hi bro..yup it is..water temp is around 24-25 degrees..

**weijie1986** · 25th Aug 2011, 12:55

I think the plants has very small chance of surviving since it is already white color.
What changes you make to your tank in that period of time? change light/dose ferts/dose excel?
More information would be great

**redsuns** · 25th Aug 2011, 13:19

Originally Posted by weijie1986

I think the plants has very small chance of surviving since it is already white color.
What changes you make to your tank in that period of time? change light/dose ferts/dose excel?
More information would be great

Hi, I didnt make any changes to my tank, I got it from another bro and put it in my tank already. The bro however did dose ferts in his tank while I don't, my lighting period is from 930am - 6pm, 2x24w and I dose excel daily with 1-2bps for CO2.

**Zenith82** · 25th Aug 2011, 15:29

Bro, try using borneo wild lush and recharge to see whether able to bring the vibrant back.

**weijie1986** · 25th Aug 2011, 15:43

your aquarium size?
light period 9 hours is quite long.
Why you dose excel while you already got co2 ya?

**redsuns** · 25th Aug 2011, 15:49

Originally Posted by Zenith82

Bro, try using borneo wild lush and recharge to see whether able to bring the vibrant back.

Will give it a try bro..thanks..thinking of getting a fert that is shrimp safe for a while already.

Originally Posted by weijie1986

your aquarium size?
light period 9 hours is quite long.
Why you dose excel while you already got co2 ya?

60x30x36, will light period caused the discolouration? My other plants/moss are doing well though. I got excel before I got CO2 so I though I will continue adding, think it doesn't cause any harm right?

**weijie1986** · 25th Aug 2011, 16:04

60x30x36.. in cm?
Erm. as what i know, excel is a source of carbon. That is the reason why excel is used to REPLACE co2 tank.
Some plants cant survive the situation where excel is overdose.
In your situation, if you dosing excel and co2 simultaneously, i not sure if it is the carbon in your water that kills this mini pelia.

I had experience where i want to get rid of BBA that attached to my flame moss, so i put a container with half cap of excel + water, dip infected flame moss for 20minits.
Then put the flame moss back to main tank. Result: BBA die. Flame moss also DIE. lol ~

**redsuns** · 25th Aug 2011, 16:10

Originally Posted by weijie1986

60x30x36.. in cm?
Erm. as what i know, excel is a source of carbon. That is the reason why excel is used to REPLACE co2 tank.
Some plants cant survive the situation where excel is overdose.
In your situation, if you dosing excel and co2 simultaneously, i not sure if it is the carbon in your water that kills this mini pelia.

I had experience where i want to get rid of BBA that attached to my flame moss, so i put a container with half cap of excel + water, dip infected flame moss for 20minits.
Then put the flame moss back to main tank. Result: BBA die. Flame moss also DIE. lol ~

Yup cm, I don't think its because of that as my CO2 is only 1-2bps and excel I do a underdose, I have high grade CRS in there so I am worried about their safety too! haha. Ya, excel is known to kill algae and too much of it would kill the moss to, so I do not dose much.