wxboilermaker
Aquarium Advice Regular
In my tank 12" 10gal I have a few plants that are about 13 inches long. So the top of the plants hit the surface of the water. I like the look but i'm running into a bit of a problem. Seems that the top of the plant seems to act like a filter and collects food particles. Today I discoverd a very nasty growth at the top of these particular plants. It's a nasty black slimy mold. Once I got the plant to the bathroom to clean it, it let of the most horrible smell i have ever encountered. So I put it under water at full force (on this sink it's incredibly strong) and as hot as I could handle. It all came off, but i'm trying to figure out how to keep it from coming back. Any ideas? Also if this stuff is growing on the surface of the water, why isn't it growing around the top of the filter media?