Brown Stains

[hillary9531]

Hi yall, ever since I introduced snails and hermit crabs into my tank there has been brown stains on the sand… What is it and how do I remove it ?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

New tank? Likely diatoms, a normal part of the process.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

New tank? Likely diatoms, a normal part of the process.

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[hillary9531]

New tank? Likely diatoms, a normal part of the process.

Yes it’s new!

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yes it’s new!

Then you're just at the start of the ugly stage.