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Old 04-20-2008, 01:30 AM
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Default brown growth on glass.

well, finally got things going with the rock curing.

now, i have some brown slime growing on the sand and back of the tank.

-what causes this and what can i do to fix it?
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Old 04-20-2008, 01:32 AM
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You'll pretty much need to start over. Just kidding. Those are diatoms and it's a normal stage in the starting of a tank. It'll go away on it's own in no time at all.
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Old 04-21-2008, 03:35 AM
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they look hideous don't they they eventually go away and when mine left never saw any since
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