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Old 05-06-2010, 03:19 AM
Werbo Werbo is offline
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I have been battling this reoccuring brown string algae for over 3 months now. I have syphoned the sand bed and blown off the rocks numerous times only for it to return within days. 10 days ago I syphoned out the sand bed and took pictures April 26 and tonight. Stuff is on rocks and glass as well.
Other characteristics:
- Snails become lethargic, are constantly falling off the rocks and eventually slowly die
- little air bubbles sometimes develop
- no nitrates or phosphates according to salifert test kits
- alk 9 dKH, cal 420ppm and mg 1400 ppm
- tank is 13 months old
- 3 days of complete darkness did very little.

Or is this just really bad diatoms?
Any ideas?
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