Stevolough
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When I read about brown algae on sand bed one of the causes is older bulbs. If I run my hydra 26 on to long of a ramp time would that be the same as worn bulbs because of the lower intensity ?
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Stevolough
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Thanks.
Most brown algea on the sandbed is eighther diatoms or dinos. It is hard to say without knowing more about your system & pics but, diatoms are common in newer tanks. It's one of the phases most tanks go through at a young age.
In a established system that is using good rodi water it is probably more common to get Dino's then diatoms. They have a strain of Dino that resembles diatoms on the sandbed & the only way to differentiate between the two would be with a microscope.
In a established system that is using good rodi water it is probably more common to get Dino's then diatoms. They have a strain of Dino that resembles diatoms on the sandbed & the only way to differentiate between the two would be with a microscope.
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My tank is about 3 years old. I did slowly replace the entire sand bed. It had hardened like cement from doing 2 part dosing. Now that I have a dosing pump I don't have that problem. And I do use rodi water. Maybe sand bed is recycling
Yea, replacing the sandbed is probably what caused it & its more then likely diatoms. If that's what it is it should go away on its own soon. If it doesn't then I'm sure u can get plenty of help figuring it out but, u would need to post more about your system & the testing numbers.
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