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Nix Nox

ALGAE! "Kelp" Me Out, Please!!! I was watering plants today and I will admit I've been a bit neglectful the past week... when I brought Bubble into the kitchen I found that the bowl she was sitting in had a LOT of algae at the bottom and a bit up the sides. I've never grown a plant in water before, and she's been thriving, but the amount of algae worried me because I'd been seeing her roots get a bit green for a while now - it was just never this bad. Her roots have grown like wildfire despite it all, and despite being green. I have her sitting in the only spot available for plants rn (we have limited open space and she's too big for her old spot) and it's right next to a west facing window, any other spots are too far from the windows. Is there something I can do to help her roots? I'd like to keep the glass 'bubble' type vase, but I'm willing to find a new one ESPECIALLY since I think it's soon gonna be time to upgrade her room. I already washed the vase with dawn dish soap and let in sit under super super hot water for a few minutes while letting Bubble herself sit to the side for a bit, and I tried to wipe off what I could from the roots. Thank you! (Photos in vase prior to adding new water)

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  1. bphilo1004

    You could consider transplanting it to soil? Roots evolved to function in darkness; light exposure can inhibit root development, not to mention that a clear vase encourages algae growth. I’ve left propagations in a glass jar for a long time, but they never really take off. If your goal is to get healthy growth/a bigger plant, it will need more nutrients than just light and water.

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    • Nix Nox

      I like her rather small, and she wasn't propagated - she was one of my first two plants. I've had bad luck with soil as of late, so I'm just trying to find a different type of glass container. Plus, her namesake is bc she's in a bubble, lol

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  2. LeafyGreenhouse

    I agree it looks ready to pot but if you don’t want to I use a cheap long toothbrush (I know a toothbrush sounds crazy but it will help scrape off the algae from the vase and plant) also clean the vase thoroughly

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    • Nix Nox

      What kind of toothbrush? I have autism, and the only toothbrushes I use are super soft and have hundreds of bristles so I haven't even touched a normal one in years :/ As for Bubbles bubble - I wiped off all the algae with a paper towel, let it soak in hot hot water, washed it with dawn and let it sit under hot running water for 5 mins. Is that enough?

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  3. plantgeek

    this could be due to the roots getting sun exposure, not algae 100% of the time. amber colored glass prevents both of these problems by stopping light from reaching the water and roots

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    • Nix Nox

      We have very few places in the house to put our plants, so thats very likely given it directly next to a window. Do you have any examples of amber colored glass? Logically I know what to look for, but I'd like to know how deep an amber color I should be looking for. For the time being, would placing her behind the pots of other plants help? That way the roots are a little shaded?

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    • Nix Nox

      I would also like to note that I am assuming algae due to the fact that before I washed out her bubble, it was covered in a thinnish layer of green near the bottom

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    • plantgeek

      this shade or deeper. placing the bowl behind pots will definitely slow down the growth, won't completely stop it but it works short term

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    • plantgeek

      ah okay. just added that because there was a period where i was convinced i had algae but it was just sun exposure LOL

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    • Nix Nox

      No that makes sense!!! And thank you for the reference photo - in LOVE with that vase btw, absolutely gorgeous.

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  4. Ash

    Putting a small amount of hydrogen peroxide in the water may help :).

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