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Old 03-09-2008, 07:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I was just wondering about the layer of brown algae that forms on my brothers sandbed about everyweek. I stir the sand and it goes away, but it comes back within the week, Source? Action?


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diatoms, more flow, rowaphos and carbon with skimming to keep the doc, po4, si down


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Diatoms.

Normal in newer tanks...

Stirring it up will do no good.

Have him get some hermit crabs.

In due time it will disappear.


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If not diatoms, possibly dinoflagellates

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