Brown stuff in tank

[Rodders]

Ok, i get all this brown stuff, not algea but that other one, beginning with 'D'. Cant remember the name now.
Any way, i put 2 otto's in and they dont seem to do that much. I have 2 plecs and they dont do much either.
Shall i get an apple snail and chuck that in, maybe that can clean the gravel as it wont be able to over all the leaves on my deco.

 

[DarkSide]

Detirius?

If its just like free flowing brown stuff. Its un-eaten food, and fish poo. So I doubt a pleco or Oto would clean that up. Just get your gravel vac, and suck it all up.

 

[steelhealr]

...I think the word is detritus. SH

 

[Rodders]

Its not free floating. It grows on things. I scrub it off and it takes a few weeks for it to come back.

 

[Bloomjack]

it sounds like the stuff that grows when the tank does not get enough light, just brown algae

 

[Rodders]

I got my lights on from 6am to 10pm.....

 

[The-Wolf]

the word everyone is looking for is Diatoms.

to answer the question, Yes apple snails love the stuff