Furriness on plants

My floating plants have abit of furriness on the stems and I've been wondering if it could be causing an algae bloom as now my ornaments and stones are getting this clear fur on them..
I definitely don't like it!
Can I control it or should I just get rid of those plants?

 

Hello Shaun...

Keeping the tank water cleaner is a good start. You can gradually work up the point where you remove and replace half or more of the water every week. This will remove excess nutrients. Ramshorn snails will help control algae too. You could reduce the amount of food you feed the fish and reduce the time the lighting is on, but then the plants may not grow as well.

Keeping the tank cleaner with larger, more frequent water changes is the best remedy for algae and for the tank in general.

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Hello Shaun...

Keeping the tank water cleaner is a good start. You can gradually work up the point where you remove and replace half or more of the water every week. This will remove excess nutrients. Ramshorn snails will help control algae too. You could reduce the amount of food you feed the fish and reduce the time the lighting is on, but then the plants may not grow as well.

Keeping the tank cleaner with larger, more frequent water changes is the best remedy for algae and for the tank in general.

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Hello oldsalt
The tank looks good just that furriness only came with that plant..
I do my usual water changes of 3 times a week 1 of 50% and other 2 of about 30% with 1 vacuum..
Light is only on for 5 hours max..
I use tetra pellets as I found flakes very messy..

 

What kind of floating plants do you have? Could it be just their natural appearance? Can you take a photo of it as well as the growth on the ornaments and stones?

 

Hello oldsalt
The tank looks good just that furriness only came with that plant..
I do my usual water changes of 3 times a week 1 of 50% and other 2 of about 30% with 1 vacuum..
Light is only on for 5 hours max..
I use tetra pellets as I found flakes very messy..

Hello again...

Check the ingredients of the food you're feeding. If it's high phosphate, that can be another reason for algae to grow. Some algae is good for the tank, it's a good natural water filter. Your post reads like you're a very good water changer. However, one 50 percent change weekly is enough. Toxins require quite a bit of time to build up in the tank water to the point your fish could be injured. One large water change a week will remove the pollutants well before they build up to a toxic level. The added water change isn't really necessary.

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I'm not sure what it is, I was trying to find out here

I'll have to take a picture tomorrow of the ornaments

 

Hello again...

Check the ingredients of the food you're feeding. If it's high phosphate, that can be another reason for algae to grow. Some algae is good for the tank, it's a good natural water filter. Your post reads like you're a very good water changer. However, one 50 percent change weekly is enough. Toxins require quite a bit of time to build up in the tank water to the point your fish could be injured. One large water change a week will remove the pollutants well before they build up to a toxic level. The added water change isn't really necessary.

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I will be checking the ingredients for the food..
Thank you