Plants have brown film

[Potluck]

So as you all know I just did a gravel change, there's a brown film on my plants that comes off if I rub the leaves, is this the dust that stained them or maybe diatoms, if so how do I treat, I read spot treatment with peroxide opinions would be great.

 

[Potluck]

Trying to fix pics

 

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Don't know why the pics are sideways

 

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Pictures of the plants when I rub them they feel rubbery thinking algae

 

[killrsheep]

I had a similar problem on crypts, my nitrites were way way high so I assumed it was diatoms, once it's advanced I couldn't remove all of it by rubbing, I even used a soft tooth brush on them

It was most likely my tank still establishing itself, my nitrates went back down on their own (I didn't change my pwc schedule), but I had to trim my crypts a little at a time bcuz "infected" leaves were all fuzzy brown and new leaves were coming out clean

Dunno if you have the same thing, BTW I did use some prime to keep my fish safe from the nitrites

 

[Potluck]

No I have no problems there, tank parameters are perfect ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Water temp 78
Nitrate 25
Ph 7.5

I do dose ferts maybe I'm over doing it I'll look it up and do some research

 

[flchamp89]

Your tank will be high in silicates from sand and it looks like texas holey rock. The diatoms will pass

 

[killrsheep]

Yeah it stopped spreading by now although it didn't go away, I bought some nerite snails and they ate most of it by now

 

[daquaticb]

Not sure what kind of tank you have but mollies will devour diatoms. I have a few tanks and when ever I need ornaments cleaned or my Anubius or java fern cleaned I just put it in my molly tank and they go crazy over it.