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Are these diatoms and how to get rid of them
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looks like it... is is just a brown dusting? no bubbles? and just blows off? ..i would say it is..
 
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I hope you get a better answer, but most of what I have seen says that they will just go away on their own.
 
yep they will go away as fast as they came.. or use a CUC to help
 

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