LuminousAphid
New Member
Hey so stuff similar to this has always kind of plagued this tank, I think due to the fact that I don't clean it enough, but recently it has gotten really out of hand. I don't know if this is something new, or even a bacteria that uses the previous diatoms as a substrate... before I scraped the glass there were some spots of it on the front that really looked like a bacteria bloom in a petri dish. Here is a video of what it looks like, you can see it especially well near the end on the plastic part of the sponge filter. It's reddish but almost maroon colored and seems to grow everywhere in this tank, but no where else. I think high light is also responsible, which is why I have started floating riccia in there, it should give the plants some shade in no time.
edit; sorry for the audio and for the sideways video, I am replacing it with music
[youtube]dr0PJ8nN784[/youtube]
edit; sorry for the audio and for the sideways video, I am replacing it with music
[youtube]dr0PJ8nN784[/youtube]