Growth on back glass

[markrj]

Is this a good or bad thing? :question:

 

[wontonflip]

Looks like just algae...but not sure.

 

[Waddi]

Kinda looks like when I had GHA, but I had a lot more than that :p

 

[kilo]

could be the start of GHA, i had a ton on my back glass.. i bought a few turbos, and scraped off a bunch, and it was gone in a couple weeks, but you have barely anything compared to what i had

 

[Nate0712]

How old is your tank?

 

[markrj]

The tank is 2 months old.

 

[Nate0712]

It is very possible that those are diatoms which is common in new tanks and will eventually die off. If it bugs you that bad then they should come off pretty easy. Aslo test your nitrates algae thrive on nitrates. Common water changes will help... Hope this helped

 

[markrj]

Thanks! I am doing water changes every two to three days to get my nitrates down. They are elevated and I am also building a sump and refugium to address this issue for the long term.

My margarita snails are munching on it as I type.:helm2:

 

[SarahSmile]

Always nice when the Cuc is doing its' job! How are your margarita snails doing by the way? I always wanted to add them but my tank gets too hot....

 

[markrj]

The Margaritas seem to be doing fine. My tank is at 80 degrees.