caroldaisy3 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 I have brown algae on the glass of my tropical tank. About 4 days after cleaning the tank it reappears. What can I do to get rid of it for good? :env: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 I had a plastic log covered in the stuff I added two bristlenose and now it's all gone More water changes maybe Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Is it a new tank? Three reasons I've read that brown diatomic algae occurs are - Nitrate booms (common in new tanks, or a high bioload tank) High silicates (silicates come in your tap water, not too much you can do about this other than silicate removing filter media) Too low of light (personally I have only had one tank get it for this reason which was when I had very low light over it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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