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Hi all, I have this question about rotten plants.
First of all, if you leave dead plants laying on the ground and they start to rot, they will produce a fair amount of algae, but since I don't have a tank with dirt.
My plants don't quite have a soil with good nutrients in it. But dead parts of plants do, so if I leave them on the ground will they fertilize my soil to besides of producing algae?
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The decaying plant matter will act as a fertilizer, but will also produce ammonia. Just remove them. If you want the fertilizing effect add ferts. Decaying plants don't produce algae. Algae will grow in a tank with no plants at all. It will attach itself to dead or living materials, it doesn't care.
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