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Got a liquid test kit today. PH 7.2 Nitrite .05 ammonia between 0 and 0.25 After I got the test kit home, I noticed that it doesn't test for Nitrates. Should I get a separate kit for that? Does this seem right?

After doing some reading on diatoms, I think you folks are right on. Since I have cut back the food, they crud has turned from orange-brown to a gold-brown on the decorative pieces. As it did that, the orange molly fish seem to be eating the algae. They have been going at it all day.

I did. I suspect some of the problem is that my kids overfead the fish while I was out of town. I cut back on the feadings since I return mid-day Friday and the orange crud is starting to lose some of its luster. I didn't get a chance to get a test kit today. That will happen tomorrow.

I'll try to answer the questions the best I can with my limited experience. Does it wipe off the glass easily? Fairly easy. I usually use the edge of the fish net along the glass and it removes it. Does it form sheets or is it slimy? I would say slimy. Any air bubbles in the crud...

6 small fish total. 2 orange "moly"s - I believe 2 others that look like small "angel" fish 2 small scavenger/algae eater

Thanks in advance for any help. I have been battling an orange'ish algae on a weekly basis for a couple of months. The aquarium is about 4 months old. I want to control this stuff, but I am not having any success. The water temp is 75 and the light is on about 8 hours per day. Any...