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06/24/2013, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: LaMirada, California
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Brown powder on glass?
Hi all, what exactly is the brown dust that forms on the glass and sometimes on the sand? I have no green algae in the tank, only this brown stuff. Is it a form of algae? Diatoms? Cyano? Thanks
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120G mixed reef Current Tank Info: 120G Starfire, BRS dosers, Speedwave DC10000II pump, Aquamaxx skimmer, Reefkeeper Elite, 1 Vortech, , MR1 Phosphate reactor, ATI Sunpower 6x54 |
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06/24/2013, 05:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Seattle, Wa
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Most likely Diatoms
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06/24/2013, 05:11 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Western NY
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Yep, Diatoms.
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120g BB A few hammers, a few xenia, kenya and a mushroom. 1 foxface rabbitfish, 1 Y tang, 1 dusky jawfish, 1 bicolor blenny, 2 o. clowns, 2 snowflake clowns, 2 blue/green chromis, 2 brittle stars, l Current Tank Info: 120 gallon BB saltwater tank |
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