Newbie need help

[danielmanlee]

Good day everyone... I have my 72 gal tank running for 3 months now and I do have some brown stuff on the glass( perhap diatom).. I been using the mag-float the clean the front and side glass.. now my question is should I clean the back glass panel too? or should I leave the back glass the way it is and eventually it will go away or will it turn to other color algae? right now my back glass panel looks very brown and rusty...

can someone please advise?

[theatrus]

You can either get some more snails to help control it, or wipe it off yoruself. If you don't like the look there is no harm in removing it.

Diatoms tend to disappear by themselves.

[UnderCoverDork]

it will be fine if you leave it..if your perameters are right, the back wall will be covered with coraline algae soon.

make sure that you do have a good clean up crew though

[fisher1234]

Hey danielmanlee. I just bought a 72 bow and i hav just been gettin opinions on how people started theres??? Its goin to be a FOWLR. How did u set it up. Sand, rock water, or what??? How much sand and lr did u use or plan to use. Hope u dont mind me asking????

[danielmanlee]

Hi Fisher1234... I set my up about 3 months ago.. I have 50lb lR and 80 LS... my is a predrill overflow with 15 gal sump.. I place my heater , skimmer on the sump...I let my tank cycle for about a month before adding fish and invert...I do use Ro/di water.. and I chg water 5gal each week.. test water weekly and I only run my light from 3-10... 7 hours a day..

[danielmanlee]

btw I do use 2 koralia #3 powerhead... they are awesome..