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From:iowa
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posted 12-02-2003 08:27 PM         

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i put 2 small pecies of driftwood in the other week they look waterloged though it would be ok but i have a bad case of brown alge is this from the drift wood ????

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posted 12-02-2003 08:38 PM         

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Hi, I put a large peice of driftwood in my aquarium several weeks ago that I found. I had to boil it to get rid of any 'bad bacteria'. Did you boil it first? Maybe that might be the problem.
good luck with the algae

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posted 12-03-2003 11:59 PM         

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Hello cops5476, Brown algae develops from elevated nitrites. Decaying organic matter will elevate nitrate levels. So the answer is yes, but it may not be the only cause for the brown algae growth.

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posted 12-04-2003 07:05 PM         

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you got me really concered what can i do to get the levels right i just set the tank up few weeks ago please!!!!! thanks a bunch

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posted 12-04-2003 08:13 PM         

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Sorry, I didn't mean to freak you out. Just normal tank maintenance will keep the ammonia and nitrite levels down. Doing a 20% water change from the bottom to clean the debris out of the gravel once a week should be sufficient. If the nitrite levels remain high with the gravel clean then the driftwood would definately be suspect. But the driftwood if it's not safe will show signs itself. You will start to see small white hair (fungus) growing on the driftwood. Development of brown algae really isn't that bad. Many people just consider it unsightly. If you have Pleco's you probably want the brown algae because it is the base for green algae, and has to develop before the green algae can grow.

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