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    Help! brown algea

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    got brown algea on black styrofoam (tank's background). how to remove them?
    plants are healthy. thanks in advance.

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    im not sure but my corydoras seem to be eating them ?!?!?!?!
    To each her own fish !
    petfrd

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    hi mike,
    try putting in some otos and SAE. They help...and no worries about the brown algae for now if its a newly setup tank. They go away when the tank matures, but till then the above fish should help.

    PS: Your angels are happily living in my tank

    cheers

    charles

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    hi all,

    regarding this brown algae, it also appeared to my brother's tank.
    i dare not use any cloth or cottons etc to clean algae on the glass panel.
    i used the 'filter net' to clean it thinking its the think which 100% can use in the tank.
    does it help to get rid the algae?

    i saw the algae grow rapidly on the plastic 'tube' which place inside as 'playground' for the fishes, and i just remove it from the tank and wash it with dish-washer detergent. can i just put it back after it dries up?

    for the sand, i cant tell if they are affected by the algae... =(

    many thanks in advance

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    Use a sponge and wipe off from the tank walls with brown algae. Then do a 40% water change. Get a few otos and they will do the job for you. Acclimatise the otos well and place a piece of wood in your tank too.
    Rob
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