Bsnow0410
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Looks like a light brown film to me, when is the last time you cleaned the glass?
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Not really sure, I've not seen copper colored before. Could it be the same as you clean off the glass, but on the power head instead?
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Not really sure, I've not seen copper colored before. Could it be the same as you clean off the glass, but on the power head instead?
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It kind of resembles diatoms that I see in my freshwater tank? The lighting is probably making it look more copper colored rather than brown.
I am not 100% sure, salt water tanks are much different from freshwater. In a fresh water, you would actually increase the lighting because diatoms in an established tank is a sign of a short photo period. For salt water though, I can't give you an answer, I am still a salt water noobie.
I can tell you that high silicates in your water, regardless of fresh or salt, will cause diatom blooms.
they are diatoms they feed off the silicates in the water once they are consumed the diatoms will stop coming