Good luck! I did about half of my plants, nd then kind of stopped switching them over. Definitely gonna finish getting them all into leca this summer. It can seem overwhelming at first (I spent WAY too much time on YouTube getting confused) but honestly, it’s so much easier to take care of leca plants!

Thank you!

You’ve left such a lovely comment so I’m so sorry that I only have bad news. Unfortunately algae, uh, finds a way (little Jurassic park reference for you there!).

My boyfriend has had aquariums for decades and algae is always gonna show up, especially when nutrients are involved. The only thing that works (and we’ve tried EVERYTHING) is blocking out the light. Maybe paint the vases up to the waterline, or add some washi tape or something?

The only other thing, which is kind of a ball ache, is swilling the vases out with diluted hydrogen peroxide every couple of weeks.

I wish I had better news!

One quick question: so my Leca usage will primarily be for aesthetics and propagating only… which for me is all water props and up until 2 bags of Leca ago, only involved filtered tap water and cute, small & *clear* vases.
Im in my beginning phase of trying Leca, and Im already realizing that clear vases + sunlight will = Algae. (and Im not planning to use the little catch pots, Im really only adding Leca bc I think the look of them are interesting.)

Is there something I can add to the water that will lessen or deter algae *without* causing harm or rob nutrients from my props?

TIA!

Amazing! Thanks so much for the recommendation.