Guck growing in paludarium - solutions?

[Epiphile]

Originally Posted by m_ms09

The water-filled area is quite shallow -- only 2 inches or so...not sure of any plants that will fit in there nicely - though I'm sure there are some!

There are loads! A lot of 'aquatic' plants will thrive with their roots submerged and their leaves above water- Anubias, Cryptocoryne and Echinodorus are some nice leafy ones that come to mind. Things like Riccia, duckweed or frog's bit can be floated on the surface, and they're great in that they'll draw nutrients from the water, but also keep light from reaching it, thereby starving the algae on both fronts.

A few aquatic snails might enjoy eating that mystery goo, too- I'm not sure.

[m_ms09]

Originally Posted by Epiphile

There are loads! A lot of 'aquatic' plants will thrive with their roots submerged and their leaves above water- Anubias, Cryptocoryne and Echinodorus are some nice leafy ones that come to mind. Things like Riccia, duckweed or frog's bit can be floated on the surface, and they're great in that they'll draw nutrients from the water, but also keep light from reaching it, thereby starving the algae on both fronts.

A few aquatic snails might enjoy eating that mystery goo, too- I'm not sure.

Ooh, fantastic! I do have one snail in there, though I'm not sure its appetite is up to the challenge! I used to have three, but two of them kicked the proverbial bucket.

I'll look into aquatic plants!

Until then, hydrogen peroxide?