Matt Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 I have just set up a new tank 24-12-18 for breeding dwarf cichlids and am in the process of planting it out. I have quite a few excess plants in my main tank that I could use, but the only problem is that I am trying to get rid of green beard algae in that tank which just won't go away. If I was to transfer some of the excess plants into this new tank with no fish (no phosphates etc), and leave them to get established for at least two weeks, would the algae die off or would it just lie dormant? For the sake of $20 worth of plants (Ambulia, Java Moss etc) I would rather buy some new ones from the LFS than have stupid stubborn algae in two tanks! Cheers, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 if the conditions are right the algae will grow in the new tank anyway regardless of you transfering it from your other tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 On the other hand, if the conditions are right it won't grow either. It doesn't always grow and is entirely dependant on a number of factors. It's quite possible the plants will grow with no beard algae. The again it might be just the same. I heard recently and saw some posts on another site saying Seachem's Flourish Excel is great for plant groth and getting rid of beard algae... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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