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  1. 02-20-2009, 08:36 PM #1
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    Default Ugly brown stuff

    I have a bunch of ugly brown stuff on my sand and my fake plants.. what is it? Is it a sort of algae? How do I get rid of it? My tank just recently cycled too.
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  2. 02-20-2009, 08:52 PM #2
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    It's called diatoms, happens sometimes in new tanks and even older ones. Do water changes a bit more frequently, that will help. Eventually they will go away.
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    Lots of posts about diatoms in the algae forum......where I moved this one to.
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  4. 02-21-2009, 02:43 AM #4
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    diatoms...mmmm diatoms. Feed lees, change water more, and more light. They settle down in time and get out competed by green algae.

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