Brownish algae on glass..Diatoms?

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  1. dane

    dane Astrea Snail

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    Hi guys,

    Just wanted verification on an algae that has been growing on my tank. Is it diatoms?

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    :)
     
    dane, Aug 31, 2011
    dane, Aug 31, 2011
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  2. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    yes sir looks like diatoms to me just use a magfloat and clean them off
     
    Newreef15, Aug 31, 2011
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  3. dane

    dane Astrea Snail

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    Awesome!..about the answer that is, not the Diatoms.
    Thank you for the response :)
     
    dane, Sep 1, 2011
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  4. HollyG

    HollyG Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    I would have to say yes, that looks like diatoms to me. With my experience with algae (I just got a huge algae problem in control) no matter how often you scrape off diatoms they will always grow back as long there is something for them to feed off of. Water changes are the key to controling and eventually eliminating diatoms. That's what I did and eventually they killed themselves out.
     
    HollyG, Sep 1, 2011
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  5. dane

    dane Astrea Snail

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    Agreed! Been doing alot of water changes and also added Cerith snails. They're awesome cleaners.
     
    dane, Sep 2, 2011
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  6. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    fighting conch for the sand bed + ceriths for the sides = one mean green diatom eating machine!
     
    Ashevillian, Sep 7, 2011
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