algae on plants: replant

[carl p]

ok ive just ripped apart my 2foot today and inserted seachem Flourite as substrate

The Problem:
I removed my plants from the tank and kept them, but they are coated with algae!

Is there a way to get rid of the algae on the plants before i rid them?

what about a bleach solution dip, will that kill the snail eggs aswell as the algae??

Because ive got some large anubias i want to keep

Regards

carl p

[Kel-Sol]

Hey Carl, I've used a bleach solution and salt to clean my tank before and the little bit that was left in there destroyed most my plants when I refilled and replanted my tank. It could have been the salt or the bleach but I don't think I'd take the chance again. What I do with algae that works super well is take a dishwashing sponge (but not the anti-bacterial one, just the cheap plain ones) and gently scrape the algae off with the sponge. I used the scouring side gently and it didn't damage my leaves. It's labour intensive but at least you can get almost all the algae off that way.

[shihr]

+1 definately dont use bleach or salt..both can be harmful or deadly to plants.. get an algae eater to do the job maybe?

[willo]

Hi Carl

One of my plants was covered in algae, what I did was clean it by wiping it clean with my hands under running water which worked really well. William