algae or not ??

witkizz · 01-16-2010, 12:46 AM

hai i`ve set up my tank a weeks ago....a fill with some plants and wood...but something on my plants, my tank,...

this is the picture...

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can anybody help me ?? thanks

Shadow · 01-16-2010, 10:20 AM

what is that white-white thing? first time I see something like that

Carolina · 01-16-2010, 11:37 PM

I think dosing with KNO3 would get rid of it. How to dose KNO3 listed here.

John N. · 01-26-2010, 07:00 PM

Looks like a plant deficiency or more so than an algae problem. It also could be some bacterial fungus from your newly inserted driftwood, which I have seen happen on occassion.

-John N.

Carolina · 01-28-2010, 06:34 PM

So any progress in getting rid of the substance on the plant?

01-16-2010, 12:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
witkizz Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: indonesia Posts: 1	algae or not ?? hai i`ve set up my tank a weeks ago....a fill with some plants and wood...but something on my plants, my tank,... this is the picture... ImageShack - can anybody help me ?? thanks

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John N. Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,828	Looks like a plant deficiency or more so than an algae problem. It also could be some bacterial fungus from your newly inserted driftwood, which I have seen happen on occassion. -John N. __________________ Welcome to AquaScaping World!

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01-16-2010, 11:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Carolina Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 284	I think dosing with KNO3 would get rid of it. How to dose KNO3 listed here.

01-28-2010, 06:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Carolina Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 284	So any progress in getting rid of the substance on the plant?