algae

Here are some pics of my Nano-Cube 12g. It's been up-and running for about a week and a half. I soft cycled with LR from SeaLife Inc. I didn't have much of an ammonia spike ( I think the was limited die-off from the rock plus the soft-cycle are responsible) and the other tests look good...

Hey guys, Back in the mid to late 1990's I heard from an old friend of mine in Virginia (USA) that he was going to sell his house and retire. He had a small pond in his property in which he had the Japanese (both Kyoto and Tokyo mixed) strains of Aldrovanda growing, and was going to be drained...

ALGAE ? does anyone know if algae growth can harm drosera seedlings? They have finally sprouted after 2 weeks but are still very tiny. I have heard algae is bad, but I don't have any way to get rid of it. It is on the surface of my milled sphagnum peat moss (the sphag i used looks like fluffy...

i just got those packet of 25$ sphagnum moss. its brown and dried, but it'll hydrate and suck in water once i submerge it in water for 10 minutes. so i did. and today i put it on top of my peat moss so i woudnt harm alot of root. so i just lifted the leaves up alittle and insert the sphagnum...

I add fertilizer directly into the pitchers of my Nepenthes, but on N. fusca I've got free floating algae. Of course this is competition for the nutrients, but when the nutrients are used up won't it just die and release anything it's accumulated? Or is this bad? Would an algae coating on the...

Hey guys, I just recently joined and had a couple questions about my cephs. I am going to copy and paste my questions from my introduction thread in here though, so hopefully I can get some feedback on them. The following is an excerpt from my intro. post. Here are a few more pics. The first...

I just found some Azolla caroliniana (Fairy Moss) growing in my newly made Aldrovanda tank. I have heard that they have a symbiotic relationship with a type of cynobacteria which helps them fix nitrogen. Does this mean a big increase in nitrogen (which I know is bad for Aldrovanda) or will these...

For the past two years, I've been growing Aldrovanda in my planted aquariums; I started with 5 strands, now I have more than 100 (and I've traded or given away about that much also). The Aldrovanda I grow is from Darwin, Australia, it is tropical and does not require dormancy. I received it as...

Since there seems to be a spike in interest in seed grown plants (finally), I've decided to throw this down as the ultimate reference. First, I decided to make my own guide on sowing. I do not advocate the use of sphagnum, especially for growing from seed, for these reasons: 1) The moss can...

Ever wanted to try growing Aldrovanda? Here's your chance. I have handfuls of the stuff, I grow it in my planted aquariums. It is a tropical form from Darwin, Australia, which I received from a reputable source (a plant biologist from UConn). I've been growing this for about 3 years now, it...

oye - as if aphids wasn't enough to make things hard - i got a couple other problems now. For one thing, a green slimy mold is growing - now i read about it, and it is an algae that grows in the moist soil conditions, but it bothers me none the less. What i have read is that you can scrape it...

TEN strands of Japanese Aldrovanda, no pics because I'm out of town, average of 3 inches in length (could be more or less). Nice green color, free of algae. Some may have multiple growth points. You pay shipping ($4.60). I won't ship outside U.S. Let's start the biding at 2 dollars. Winner...

Whats up my peeps? I've got a "problem". My Aldrovanda tank is cloudy! Now I know about fish and why aquaria can get cloudy, but this Aldrovanda tank (really just a big rubbermaid tub) had no living critters in it visible to the naked eye. Not even any mosquito larvae. It has 2 kids of grasses...

I have found a place to get aldrovanda from.. and I REALLY want to try to grow it. I want to know if anyone here has successfully grown it and how they do it. I have gathered SOME information, but it requires materials that are unavailable to me (like sedges). The biggest thing I'm worried about...

I recently required a Genlisea hispidula at the LACPS meeting in February. I decided to make a small mesh pot to hold it in and let the roots (traps) go into the water below! I had not figured it would make traps soo large soo soon! It has only been about 2 months and the plant itself (above...

Need help choosing utricularia I'm not sure if its more appropriate to post here or in the CP Trading Post. I'm looking for Utrics after a round of less than spectacular results on a genus that's supposed to be tough and durable. The link to the CP trading post thread is here...

Need help Choosing Utricularia, they die easily on me I've tried my hand at a few utricularias and I havent had much success. I'd like to ask for some recommendations on what to grow, and perhaps if anybody would like to give me a utricularia you think fits my conditions I'd be most happy to...

Last Friday I added some plants to my 10 gallon tank. I have now 30 watts with CO2 and a bunch of plants. Well today I noticed some algae starting to grow on the front glass. I added no fertilizers yet. I have the following plants: 2 Anubias Nana (growing new leaves already) 7 Rotala Magenta...

I planted some D. brevifolia seeds a while ago, and only recently have they sprouted, and are growing fast. The largest ones have their first true leaf out. But, when potting, I used some pretty well washed perlite in the soil, and not even that much, maybe 70/30 peat/ perlite, less even...

Hello, I have stored rainwater for my plants in plastic jugs so that I don't run out during the winter. I just opened a jug and noticed some algae growing in the water. How can I rid myself of the algae? Would adding a small amount of bleach be useful? If so, how much per gallon or liter, and...