Random Duckweed

So just yesterday i was feeding my fish and i noticed a couple little tiny pieces of duckweed (which i dident buy) most likely it came with my hornwort plant. the question i have not is keep it or kill it before it becomes a problem.....

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Comment by Peter on February 15, 2013 at 7:47pm: Kill it with fire !!!!! Before it spreads to much u won't be able to get rid o it

Comment by Austin Graystone on February 15, 2013 at 8:25pm: Is it that bad? it always seems to work for Dustin.

Comment by Peter on February 15, 2013 at 8:52pm: Well I personally don't like it I rather have water lettuce or some riccia

Comment by Austin Graystone on February 15, 2013 at 9:12pm: i see, Is there anyway to remove it if i was to let it stay?

Comment by Peter on February 15, 2013 at 9:14pm: Yes pick out every single leaf out because it just takes 1 small leaf for it to reproduce. U always hear Dustin call it the herpes of aquariums because once u have it, it's pretty hard to get rid of it all

Comment by Austin Graystone on February 15, 2013 at 9:29pm: oh shit well then i need to do something with it

Comment by Robert Jango on February 16, 2013 at 12:02am: I had a 180 gallon planted tank and couldn't wipe it out. Its got into the crevices of my floating wood and hid among the other plants at the surface. The only way I got rid of it was to completely empty out the tank and redo it. (even then I found some survivors) If you've got a small tank with an uncomplicated design and nothing on the surface you can wipe it out though.

Its worth mentioning here that floating plants, including Duckweed, are great for keeping your water clean, but Duckweed needs constant pruning and can't be controlled. Go with Water Lettuce, Riccia, or Water Wisteria.