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Originally Posted by dianainOH  I'm having a brown algae (diatom???) problems in both of the NPTs that I set up this spring. It knocks off of the plants easily, but then settles right back on them. Will this eventually go away?? Is there anything I can do?? Water parameters and fish in both tanks are great, and my fast growing plants are doing fine, but I lose leaves on my broad leafed and slower growing plants due to coverage by the brown gunk. I followed the guidelines in Ms. Walstad's book for setup. I used Miracle Grow Organic Choice Garden Soil (couldn't find the potting soil), amended w/bone meal, topped w/gravel. A little under 2wpg in both tanks, one supplemented by sunlight. Full load of fish in both the 55 and 29.The water is a little 'tea-ish' but definitely not green. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks! |
I get a little diatom growth in two of my tanks (the 50 gal has no algae, but its been set up now for over a year). I scrape the algae off the glass when I'm cleaning the two tanks every couple weeks to keep it under control.
For your problem, it may get better with time. Snails, Chinese algae eaters, and Plecostomas love eating this algae.