Gnats in emersed

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Jeff120
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Gnats in emersed

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I have those tiny gnats, Im guessing fungus gnats one of my emersed flats. I changes the water and flushed the post on day last week. Today I see a bunch of tiny eggs on the water surface. I put some Utric. gramnahoweveryouspellit! to the setup. Any other suggestions to get rid of them. Maybe a few drops of dish soap to the water to break surface tension? Stumped......
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Can you put a powerhead in there to circulate the water? What about an airstone? I've got spider mites in my setup right now, which I need to get rid out.
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I keep sundews and butterworts in my emersed setups to control the gnats. They thrive in the same conditions. I'll check to see if I have any extras.

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Post by Jeff120 »

That would be perfect Jim! Thanks!

I found an article about using hydrogen peroxide for house plants to get rid of them. May try a solution of that in the emersed setup
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Post by Aaron »

I just used insecticide, Shultz I think it was. It works like a charm. Just a few sprays gets rid of them all.
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