NetMax wrote:
"Justice" wrote in message
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Ok well it's not Blue Green Algae. What I have is a dark rich green and
i'ts not slimy at all and dosen't rub off. also I've noticed some
hairish looking stuff growing off some of my plants, kind of brownish?



Algae is as natural as can be expected, in any biotope. You just want to
avoid the extremes, such as brown diatom algae, or the blue-green
cynobacteria, and several of the brush algaes which can be difficult to
control, otherwise, it's a lawn ).

I know it's natural and looks nice on the gravel. but I don't like it on
the glass. I am some what lazy in mantnence, I like to just vacume the
gravel. and clean my sponges for my HOB filters, and test every once and
a while. Thats why I have real plants a more com pleat eco-system is
easier to maintain than glass of water trying to be nature. ok I'm
getting carryed away. The glass has a brown algae growing on it, what I
want is a small fish that I can use I'm not buying them now I just wat
to do resurch as I'll be getting a new tank after x-mas.