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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / July 2005Brown algae?
After finally getting my tank under control, no more green murky water, I am now getting a brown film on the glass. What causes this, is it an algae, and is there any product I can use to prevent it? Thanks in advance for any inpupt. Tispe > After finally getting my tank under control, no more green murky water, I am > now getting a brown film on the glass. What causes this, is it an algae, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Tispe A pair of Apple snails ought to do it!  SignatureK. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain > > After finally getting my tank under control, no more green murky water, I am > > now getting a brown film on the glass. What causes this, is it an algae, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > A pair of Apple snails ought to do it! > -- They will certainly help, but remember, apple snails can give off as much waste as a goldfish so use sensible stocking levels. Brown algae (or diatoms) are caused by low level lighting and high nitrates and/or high phosphates. Geezer From The Freezer said this: >>> After finally getting my tank under control, no more green murky water, I >>> am [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > and/or > high phosphates. I think silicon is also an issue, and diatoms are typically a problem in new aquariums. It tends to go away by itself, ime. Signaturesophie www.freewebs.com/fishstuff/peculiarpangio.htm > Geezer From The Freezer said this: > > I think silicon is also an issue, and diatoms are typically a problem in new > aquariums. It tends to go away by itself, ime. Silicates are also an issue and can be in tap water. My diatoms never go away completely even though my nitrate levels are normally under control. > Geezer From The Freezer said this: >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>>> >>>> Tispe sophie, If your tank slarge enough I highly recommend a Sucking Loach. I had a major algae problem and after introducing one of those chaps he had the place cleaned sotless in two days! Be warned though they can be quite aggressively territorial and lose their appetite for algae as they mature. Big tanks only! Disko |
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