Probably should've taken photos before I decided to clean it. So my question is what kind of algae is this and will it disappear by itself if I just keep brushing and syphoning it?
It's kind of a new setup. I decided to reset and clean everything cause it got overrun by ramshorn and the tannins from the guava leaves I used were solidifying into tiny bits of black stuff that made the bottom of the tank looked like it was filled with mud and poop. Couldn't get rid of it all by syphoning so now I boiled everything and reset. I remember I've had this problem before with this same driftwood last year and I think it went away on it's own. I just kept cleaning it. So is this the same stuff? Will it go away on its own? Also I see some of the stuff I've brushed off cling to some yarn I put in as kind of like a spawning mop. Will I need to take it out and clean it too?
It's kind of a new setup. I decided to reset and clean everything cause it got overrun by ramshorn and the tannins from the guava leaves I used were solidifying into tiny bits of black stuff that made the bottom of the tank looked like it was filled with mud and poop. Couldn't get rid of it all by syphoning so now I boiled everything and reset. I remember I've had this problem before with this same driftwood last year and I think it went away on it's own. I just kept cleaning it. So is this the same stuff? Will it go away on its own? Also I see some of the stuff I've brushed off cling to some yarn I put in as kind of like a spawning mop. Will I need to take it out and clean it too?