nilocg

Have you thought about baking the soil prior to using it? Im not positive, but I would think that it would sterilize everything.

DogFish2.0

It would be interesting to see if H2O2 would kill the fungus as it does Alage.

Maybe spray with a pump bottle and give 5min. then rinse with clear water.

954baby

It's pretty hard to get rid of. I would say try repotting, and soak plants in a 1/10 parts bleach and water solution. I have it here and there in my pots and it's really hard to get rid of. I know that if you submerse the pots it can kill it for a while but it always manages to come back. Also, if you submerse the plants a little bit sometimes they will melt and try to transition into a form more suitable for the semi submersed conditions. I am going to try to use vermiculite next time I repot. Put down a quarter inch layer at the top and see if that stops the growth of unwanted algae and mold/fungus.

looking4roselines

There isn't much to update at the moment. Sorry.

Fungus is no longer an issue to me. I plumbed all my emerged tanks with an overflow. The water level is now controlled with a pvc pipe. I just need to raise the water level a quarter of an inch above the rim of the pot for a week or two and they should be gone.

Frank, I tested the oak leaves over the weekend. I will send you the results tomorrow.

looking4roselines

I acquired a crypt as c fusca about 2 years ago. It finally sent a spathe last week and I need your opinion on it's identification. The spathe does not look the c fusca that I am used to seeing. However, I did notice that there are "hairs" on the inner part of the limb that look very similiar to the ones shown here http://crypts.home.xs4all.nl/Cryptoc...y/fus/fus.html - third row, first column.



The colors of the spathe are off and the tip is extremely short compared to the ones shown in the crypt pages:



Your thoughts?

chad320

The pic in the second column, second pic says that not all spathes are twisted, some just a split. I looked it over and I would agree that its C. fusca. Do you have any runners of this one?

looking4roselines

Thanks chad. I guess this is one of the extreme form of spathes that do not twist

Unfortunately there are no runners. I am repotting it into a different substrate to see if I can get better growth. It has been very slow growing in the last two years

chad320

Maybe a second spathe would be longer? What soil mix is this in, straight AS, or the cheap potting soil mix?

wabisabi

On Jan's website, says that C. fusca has very tiny hairs (requires a magnifying glass) on the underside and margins of the leaves. Do you see the hairs?

I do agree that the opening, tube, and kettle looks like C. fusca. The inside of the tube and kettle are also purple.

Agree with Chad, maybe the second spathe will be longer.

looking4roselines

I'll check the leaves when I get home tonight. It pays to read all the info available before asking haha. But I guess its good to get a second or third opinion for reassurance.

Chad, the substrate looks like a mixture of earthworm casting and aquasoil. I'll try to add some leaf litter and powdered clay at the bottom to see if this helps.