Feb 16, 2012 #1 Shane l Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Nov 18, 2011 Messages 673 Location south africa,gauteng,johannesburg Here is this brown algae growing on everything in my tank including plants what must I do
Feb 16, 2012 #2 D digitallinh Aquarium Advice Apprentice Joined Jun 23, 2011 Messages 47 Buy a few otos, or increase your lighting
Feb 16, 2012 #3 aqua_chem Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Jul 28, 2011 Messages 6,935 Location Baltimore, MD digitallinh said: Buy a few otos, or increase your lighting Click to expand... Neither of these are good solutions to diatoms. Assuming your tank is less than three months old, just let them run their course.
digitallinh said: Buy a few otos, or increase your lighting Click to expand... Neither of these are good solutions to diatoms. Assuming your tank is less than three months old, just let them run their course.
Feb 16, 2012 #4 Mumma.of.two Aquarium Advice Obsessed Joined Jul 17, 2011 Messages 11,142 Location Sunny Queensland, Australia Leave it be. It will go away on it own. Google diatoms.
Feb 16, 2012 #5 D digitallinh Aquarium Advice Apprentice Joined Jun 23, 2011 Messages 47 Pretty sure in established planted aquariums, diatoms appear due to insufficient lighting and/or nutrient imbalance. Brown Diatom Algae Aquarium Algae ID (updated May6th '10 Surface Skum)
Pretty sure in established planted aquariums, diatoms appear due to insufficient lighting and/or nutrient imbalance. Brown Diatom Algae Aquarium Algae ID (updated May6th '10 Surface Skum)
Feb 16, 2012 #6 Mumma.of.two Aquarium Advice Obsessed Joined Jul 17, 2011 Messages 11,142 Location Sunny Queensland, Australia Shane's tank is newish