Diatom Hell!! my tank looks awful!!!

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I got brown algae on EVERYTHING! I thought diatoms are supposed to go away after a while? Its been 4 weeks since I noticed them and they keep getting worse? Any suggestions as to how I can help clear this up?

THX
 
By frequent water changes eventually the diatoms will perish. But it can take a while. Is this your SW tank?? Then you should post this there! :D I was almost going to advice you to get a SAE, but in SW they won't be much good :p
 
I thought it was your SW tank since that was the only thing in your signature, sorry about that. Ottos are indeed great algae eaters as well as Siamese Algae Eaters.
 
CAE are not a good idea for a 10gal, and are in general not a good choice if you are looking for a hardworking algae eater. SAE might also be a bit big for a 10 gal. If there is any way your LFS can get otocinclus for you, they are the way to go, or a pitbull pleco, which remains pretty small.
 
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