Jan 14, 2020 #1 F flobup Active Member View Badges Joined Feb 10, 2019 Messages 347 Reaction score 95 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Are these jsut diatoms or what? had to leave town for 10 days and trusted a friend to just do the basics of keeping up with my tank till I returned and came home to a mess.
Are these jsut diatoms or what? had to leave town for 10 days and trusted a friend to just do the basics of keeping up with my tank till I returned and came home to a mess.
Jan 14, 2020 #2 OP OP F flobup Active Member View Badges Joined Feb 10, 2019 Messages 347 Reaction score 95 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 There where also tons of little brown dots on my glass. Was thinking maybe aptasia or the brown stringy algae?
There where also tons of little brown dots on my glass. Was thinking maybe aptasia or the brown stringy algae?
Jan 14, 2020 #3 LC8Sumi Well-Known Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Dec 12, 2017 Messages 604 Reaction score 522 Location Europe Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like your tank is still very young
Jan 14, 2020 #4 Billdogg Valuable Member View Badges Excellence Award Joined Jun 3, 2017 Messages 2,091 Reaction score 3,111 Location Grove City, Ohio Rating - 0% 0 0 0 LC8Sumi said: Looks like your tank is still very young Click to expand... ^^^This^^^ Looks like "New Tank Uglies" to me. It's hard to tell with the blue tint, but I'd guess diatoms. And you'll know aiptasia when you see them.
LC8Sumi said: Looks like your tank is still very young Click to expand... ^^^This^^^ Looks like "New Tank Uglies" to me. It's hard to tell with the blue tint, but I'd guess diatoms. And you'll know aiptasia when you see them.
Jan 14, 2020 #5 Silent 2500 Club Member View Badges SMMAS Member My Tank Thread Joined Feb 9, 2013 Messages 2,775 Reaction score 4,604 Location Maryland Rating - 0% 0 0 0 You should probably dip that plug in peroxide mix to kill the algae on it. It is thick on it.
Jan 14, 2020 #6 OP OP F flobup Active Member View Badges Joined Feb 10, 2019 Messages 347 Reaction score 95 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 yes this tank is only about two months old, ive just never seen diatoms get so stringy and I did dip the plug twice and nothing came off of it
yes this tank is only about two months old, ive just never seen diatoms get so stringy and I did dip the plug twice and nothing came off of it
Jan 14, 2020 #7 OP OP F flobup Active Member View Badges Joined Feb 10, 2019 Messages 347 Reaction score 95 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Silent said: You should probably dip that plug in peroxide mix to kill the algae on it. It is thick on it. Click to expand... how much peroxide should i use? i tried dipping with coral RX, didnt do anything
Silent said: You should probably dip that plug in peroxide mix to kill the algae on it. It is thick on it. Click to expand... how much peroxide should i use? i tried dipping with coral RX, didnt do anything
Jan 14, 2020 #8 LC8Sumi Well-Known Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Dec 12, 2017 Messages 604 Reaction score 522 Location Europe Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I don’t think you should do anything apart from waiting for the tank to evolve.
Jan 14, 2020 #9 OP OP F flobup Active Member View Badges Joined Feb 10, 2019 Messages 347 Reaction score 95 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 thanks for replys all
