by rosie on September 6th, 2008

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The bottom of my freshwater tank is turning brown. What do I do?

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by animal-luver16 on September 16th, 2008
clean it
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by Anonymous on October 2nd, 2008
Check these videos. Hope it helps.
http://www.expertvillage.com/video/138060_do-clean-fish-aquarium.htm
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by Lady Alathia of Vulcan on October 2nd, 2008
I have the same problem, and my algae-eaters aren't doing the job well enough. I've read that it's just a side-effect of having really healthy water. *shrug*

It doesn't grow as fast if you keep the light off.
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by I luv Gaara and his mustashe XD on October 2nd, 2008
I think thats because of algae. So you could buy some snails at the petshop, there're not so expensive, or you could buy some algae-eating fish.
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by herefishy411 on January 15th, 2012
its almost always a diatom bloom, if your tank is new, don't worry. if its established, worry. check water, reduce "daylight" hours, or clean the tank from top to bottom, inside and out. i've heard that most species of algae eaters won't eat brown algae, so peruse your preferred purveyor of aquatic paraphernalia to find out one that will...
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