Starting new tank.

[Benny Boy]

So im staring up my 50g planted. The plants are being shipped right now and should arrive in the morning. I was gonna move some plants from my 10g to the 50g as well. Lately ive benn getting a little bit of green algae on the plants and gravel. If i put any of these plants in the other tank do i run the risk of having algae take over that tank. I was thinking as long as there are alot of plants in there, and i dont run the lights too long at first it should kill whatever algae is on any of the plants. Im also going to but dosing it with excel.

[Biollante]

Hi,

I routinely “float” plants in other tanks with no problems.

The plants may well help clean the tanks as well.

Biollante

[Benny Boy]

I just want to move some lace java fern and an oriental sword over to the other tank. another thing, i was planning on dosing with excel for the first couple of weeks to help get the plants established but im gonna do a non co2 low maintenence tank. If i stop dosing with the excel is it gonna damagthe plants?

[Biollante]

Hi,

Lace java fern, assuming Microsorum pteropus ‘Windelov,’ is a primitive plant and I do not recommend dosing Excel at all.

With the Oriental Sword, it should not make much difference.

Biollante

[Benny Boy]

why wouldn't you recommend dosing with Excel? Just curious

[Benny Boy]

plus its not only those two. im putting some micro sword, dwarf hairgrass, baby tears, rotala, ludwigia, a few dif swords, plus a few other things i dont even remember the name of.