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Can anyone Identify the dark leaf covering ?

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Gaz1961

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Hi, do any of you guys know what is. Covering the leaves of this plant… any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Gary
 

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G H Nelson

Thread 'Please read the guidelines for plant help!'

Dear Member

Please give as many details as possible regarding your aquarium set-up, when requiring advice/help!

The above should be posted at the start of each help request.

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1. Size of tank.
2. Age of the system approximately.
3. Tap water parameters.
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Sorry first time of posting…
Fluval edge 123l
Age 4 months
Ph 7 nitrates 10ppm
Intank with puregen excel
Non co2 dosing
Light 6 hours
Flurite red
Water change 1 week
 
Hi Darrel, yes I dose with TNC complete @ manufacture dosing
All the other plants are doing very well, I will try ands post a full tank picture 👌
 
Hi Gaz@1961
As Darrel stated....looks like Fuzz Algae/Diatoms/Crude/Mulm...on the leaves.

My plan of action would be below.
Clean the filter regularly and increase the flow rate if possible.
Clean/Vacuum the top of the substrate.
Increase water changes to two or three per week for a few months.
Increase lighting to 8 hours.
Remove all the affected leaves as new clean leaf growth is coming through.
Use some of the Hygrophila polysperma in the below article.
G H Nelson

Thread 'Using stem plants as a filtering aid at Start Up!'

The subject of using fast-growing stem plants as part of a filtering aid has cropped up a few times recently.
This idea has been around for a long time so not new, it has benefits, especially for a new setup.

1. Improves water quality.
2. Reduces excess light.
3. Reduces diatoms.
4. Reduces Nitrite.
5. Reduces Nitrate.
6. Helps reduce algae outbreaks.
7. Indicator of a Nitrate shortage.
8. Oxygenates the water column.
9. Increases beneficial bacteria.
10. Plant cover.

Using fast-growing stem plants as a floating plant filtering aid has always worked well for me!
Although every aquarium...
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