troubleshootingBrown Algae (Diatoms): The New-Tank Algae That Isn't Your Fault
A brown dusty film on the glass and substrate in a new tank is almost always diatoms — and it's one of the few algae types that clears up on its own as the tank matures.
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troubleshootingGreen Dust Algae: The Algae You Should Let Finish Its Cycle
A fine green haze on the glass that wipes away like chalk dust and clouds the water — Green Dust Algae is short-lived, but only if you let it finish its life cycle instead of fighting it every day.
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