Hey all,
It's been a little while since I last posted, but hopefully not to many noticed...
Having sorta an algae issue. I believe that it is of the Diatom variety...brwnish/rust in color....disentegrates on touch...
Anway, my water seems to be in normal parameters, as it should be. My wife and I have been trying to sell our house and that includes the idea of opening our blinds more often resulting in much more indirevt light within my house. While my tank is not in direct sunlight, I can only imagine that the increase in ambient light may be contributing.
I have a sizeable decoration inside my tank, and it has turned almost completely rust in color. The fish don't seem to be bothered, and my ghost shrimp don't appear to be doing much on the cleanup side.
The glass doesn't get much algae, and when it does I have my algae sponge/scraper...but goodness, my decoration is rust. I plan on cleaning it tonight, and was wondering if anyone had suggestions on: A) How to clean properly, B) Why only the decoration and not the rest of the tank?, and C) Is it indeed the extra light causing this issue? I'm not feeding any more than usual. Only thing I can think of.
It's been a little while since I last posted, but hopefully not to many noticed...
Having sorta an algae issue. I believe that it is of the Diatom variety...brwnish/rust in color....disentegrates on touch...
Anway, my water seems to be in normal parameters, as it should be. My wife and I have been trying to sell our house and that includes the idea of opening our blinds more often resulting in much more indirevt light within my house. While my tank is not in direct sunlight, I can only imagine that the increase in ambient light may be contributing.
I have a sizeable decoration inside my tank, and it has turned almost completely rust in color. The fish don't seem to be bothered, and my ghost shrimp don't appear to be doing much on the cleanup side.
The glass doesn't get much algae, and when it does I have my algae sponge/scraper...but goodness, my decoration is rust. I plan on cleaning it tonight, and was wondering if anyone had suggestions on: A) How to clean properly, B) Why only the decoration and not the rest of the tank?, and C) Is it indeed the extra light causing this issue? I'm not feeding any more than usual. Only thing I can think of.