Im having a hard time.

Discussion in 'Algae' started by starfish2217, May 8, 2011.

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  1. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    oh I do. haha evvvvery day. :) its just on the sand and rocks too. but I got some snails in there munchin away
     
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  3. Anthos312

    Anthos312 Millepora

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    I would seriously not waste money buying a UV. This is normal and it will pass. When i moved about 30 minutes I transfered from a 20 established tank to a 40 gallon. I had the worst diatoms i have ever seen, literallly there was a layer of film on everything in my tank. It was all brown, for a good 2 months suprinsingly, I was about to call it quicks. However one day, it just passed. The less water changes I did, the more it built up, however I just waited and it finally just started to decrease until it was completely gone. I highly recommend NOT buying a UV and wasting money. Why not get some corals instead? :) hahah
     
  4. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    haha its actually doing a lot better, my tank is so clear, the diatoms are almost all gone, my CUC got to work so im really happy about it.