I'm getting tired of my brown algae. This tank started its fish less cycle on September 10th, had plants added on September 14th, and the first fish introduced on October 1st. It's now been 4 months. Am I past the being patient phase? Is there a silicate test somewhere that I can use to test my tap water? Why won't this stuff go away? A LFS didn't have a test and tried to sell me algae eaters which I don't want.
I thought I had the stuff beat at one point, but it came back. Nothing else added to the tank. I've been manually removing some from plants but I think I'm just stressing them. My anubias has turned a paler green, and I'm worried it's from me rubbing it down.
I thought I had the stuff beat at one point, but it came back. Nothing else added to the tank. I've been manually removing some from plants but I think I'm just stressing them. My anubias has turned a paler green, and I'm worried it's from me rubbing it down.