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  1. Clorey68

    Algae

    No the brown stuff doesn't float around, it's just stuck on everything. I will get the professional test kit. Thanks for your reply.
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    Algae

    I have been having a big problem lately with brown stuff on the glass of the aquarium and on the plastic plants. I am doing a 25% water change each and every week, but to no avail. I leave the light on the 8 hours per day. The fish seem to be fine. What is this brown stuff and what is causing...
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    Algae In My Tank

    Thank you so much. I will read the article you suggested and I will look at the Congo Tetras as I like them. I really appreciate all of your help and now my mind is at ease. Take care, Loretta
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    Algae In My Tank

    RadaR, thank you so very much for your reply. I feel so much better now. By filter floss in the Eheim, do you mean the white pad? Does the gravel and the rings have to be changed once in a while also? I have never changed either of these, just the white and blue pads. I have regular cat fish...
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    Algae In My Tank

    I don't have real plants, just fake ones. Why is reverse osmosis water bad for the fish? This is what Aquarium Services in Ontario told me to do because we have very, very soft water as we have a water softener. I bought two 5 gallon jugs of this water and just keep going back to the store to...
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    Algae In My Tank

    Please read my answer to AdAndrews. I also bought something called Chemi-Pure and put in the Eheim External Filter. I wonder if this is helping to get rid of the brown algae. I have plastic plants, not real ones and the fish seem fine after doing this for over two weeks. What exactly is wrong...
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    Algae In My Tank

    I have been using tap water in my aquariums for many, many years and never had this brown algae problem before. I always treated the tap water with products to take out the bad stuff. I was told that the water in this house we live in now is far too soft as we have a water softener and that the...
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    My Aquarium

    I have many cat fish in my 75 US gallon tank. Mostly small corydoras etc. I have had one cat fish that is brown and has a kind of yellow stipe down both sides of his body and he hides all the time. Once in a while when I feed the other fish, he will come out and I can look at him. A few times I...
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    Algae In My Tank

    Thanks so much for your quick response. Actually for one week now, I haven't put on any lights and since I started using the RO water regularly, the brown algae seems to be disappearing. So perhaps I am doing some things right after all. Loretta I have been keeping the lights off and keeping...
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    Algae In My Tank

    Hi and thanks for your reply. My tank is 7 years old and fully cycled. I clean the gravel every week when I do a 25% water change. Any comments about this? Am I doing the right things? I am now going to the site you are suggesting. Thanks again, Loretta
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    Algae In My Tank

    What causes brown algae and what should I do about getting rid of it? I clean my tank every week and scrub the plastic plants and rocks etc. with a mix of bleach and water. I scrape off the algae with a sponge, but it keeps coming back. Someone suggested using RO water. Would this make a...
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    75 Gallon Tropical Fish Aquarium

    I was just thinking something. Since I have had the Eheim canister filter, I have never changed the pices of gravel like rocks. I believe they get rid of the ammonia right? Perhaps they are not doing their jobs anymore and I need to change them. I change the filers, but not the rings with the...
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    75 Gallon Tropical Fish Aquarium

    Thanks for your quick reply. No new fish, no decaying plants and yes I have changed the filter pads recently. I keep the tank light on for 12 hours each and every day, maybe this is too much. Maybe I should change the light fixture. I don't have live plants, only artificial ones. I am going to...
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    75 Gallon Tropical Fish Aquarium

    Hi John, Thanks so much for your informative reply. This aquarium has been set up for 7 years and only recently have I had this problem of brown algae. I will try all of the things you have suggested. I keep getting told that it is the soft water, but it can't be, as we have had the water...
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    75 Gallon Tropical Fish Aquarium

    I have had this aquarium for over 7 years and have never had a brown algae problem. Now all of a sudden, I have a major problem. I was told to start using RO water instead of treated tap water as we have a water softener and this may be the problem. We have had the water softener for as long as...
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