algae on glass

ryanhayes9

ryanhayes9

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my tank is 1 1/2 months old. there is a section of brown algae growing on the back glass pannel. it is a brown color. what is it? i have heard of some people leaving algae on there glass as it looks good. but is this the one there talking about? what can i used to get rid of it if its bad?
will coraline eventually grow on the glass?
thank you
 
lobstergrabber

lobstergrabber

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I think you have normal diatom algae going on there. It should die off eventually as excess nutrients are used up. Get some snails and they will help eat it away. You can use a scrubber to get it off if you want it off sooner. As far as the coraline algae it will grow everywhere in your tank including the glass as long as you keep you cal/alk levels where they need to be.
Rich
 
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