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Old 10-16-2006, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by frostiex
I have had that happen before on my 33G that I took down, but eventually they gone away. does anyone know if this process always happens?


What contribute to it? I heard it had to do with the water.
Yes is the answer. I have never set up a new tank without the brown algae showing up. Many call them diatoms, however, to me it is just brown algae. It always goes away.
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