"stuff" on plants?

[Paintballer99]

My tank has been up for a few months, and I have 2 20 watt fixtures that run for about 9-10 hrs. Now on my plants (after a few days of the new plant) will form hairs or algae on the plant. What is this and what should I do?

Thanks

New plant,

a few days or a week later...

 

[timwag2001]

i would pull the plant out and do a hydrogen peroxide dip.

 

[rocker92]

i would turn your lighting down too, about an hour or two to start.

 

[Paintballer99]

ok so make the lighting an hour earlier to turn off?

 

[BagelDog]

I agree with Rocker and TimWag.

I'd personally turn the photo period down to about 6-7 hours a day and work my way up from there.

If you're nervous about the peroxide dip, I'd scrub the tank walls and GENTLY remove the algae from the plant leaves. Then do a decent water change and vacuum as much of the stray algae as possible. Keep up on the cleaning and water changes and that alone will keep the algae down.

By the way, what size tank are we talking about and what spectrum of light are your bulbs?

 

[coach_z]

looks like anubias nana...slow grower....rehome it to a different part of your tank that receives more shade.

 

[sushiray]

I had similar probs. brown algae bloom diagnosed as too much diatom bloom. I have to w/c & scrub tank glass & barebottom,. & wipe plant leaves off. still comes back in my case & don't have my lights on that long, just for viewing.

 

[Paintballer99]

Its a 20 long. I'm not sure about the k rating. I'm going to get two 6700k bulbs soon though

 

[bmore]

i had the same problem, i got 4 otto catfish and they will clean everything for you