How to clean algae off of Sword leaves?

[PaintballFan07]

Hello, What is the most effective way to clean algae off of live amazon swords? Thanks

[shalu]

Well the best way is to learn how to dose nutrients so the leaves don't get any algae at all.

[PaintballFan07]

Well the best way is to learn how to dose nutrients so the leaves don't get any algae at all. What is the best way to dose nutrients? The most i do is add nurtient tabs everymonth. Thanks for the reply

[shalu]

Dosing the water is the easiest, most effective. Plants need NPK and trace/iron. You can read a lot on the subject.

Good beginners' guide:
http://www.rexgrigg.com/pg1.htm
EI, polular dosing method:
http://www.barrreport.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1
Discussion forums:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/

[PaintballFan07]

Dosing the water is the easiest, most effective. Plants need NPK and trace/iron. You can read a lot on the subject.

Good beginners' guide:
http://www.rexgrigg.com/pg1.htm
EI, polular dosing method:
http://www.barrreport.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1
Discussion forums:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/

Those websites are very helpful. Thanks

[shalu]

and then you really get sucked into growing plants, you want to grow more and more plants ..... :)

[jesse]

Get some Siamese flying fox, Crossocheilus siamensis
And they will do the job for you.
Be carefull to take the real one (dark line til the very end of the tail)

Jess

[Doug A]

Remove the leaves that have alge on them. More will grow! :D

Doug

[nacra99]

Try an algae eater. My rubber lipped pleco kept my tank pretty clean of both green and brown (diatoms) algae.

Cheers
Marc

[Spices]

Remove the leaves that have alge on them. More will grow! :D

Doug


THIS IS SOOOOO TRUE!!! I now have stems of amazonia swords but lots of white roots rooting from the bed of stones. Thanks!! ;)

And Shalu is sooo right....Now I wanna do more plants. :)

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