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RE: Aquatic Plants Digest V4 #1591
Will Earthlink wrote:
> I recently overhauled my tank after a couple of months of less
> than optimum maintenance :) [... ...] Ever since, I have been
> plagued with a brownish algae which seems to stick to the plant
> leaves but is not attached.
Sounds a lot like diatoms, which sometimes crop up after a major
substrate disturbance. Otocinclus love the stuff, and in my experience
it generally goes away by itself once the tank's nutrient balance has
bee restored.
michael rubin ~ michael at rubinworld_com ~ www.rubinworld.com