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Curiously, I have noticed that the color of the growth on the inside of my glass depends on position. Green in some places, golden brown in others.
The pictures below show places I did not scrape yesterday since there were snails there. I’m not sure if the effects are water motion driven, or light, or both.
If I had to guess, I’d say there is more light and more flow on the golden brown areas.
Both pictures below are from the side panel
looking down the length at the inside of the glass. Two big patches (bottom picture) nearer to the side panel have brown on top. The further, smaller patches (top picture) have green up top, nearer the water line.
Have others noticed this dichotomy?
The pictures below show places I did not scrape yesterday since there were snails there. I’m not sure if the effects are water motion driven, or light, or both.
If I had to guess, I’d say there is more light and more flow on the golden brown areas.
Both pictures below are from the side panel
looking down the length at the inside of the glass. Two big patches (bottom picture) nearer to the side panel have brown on top. The further, smaller patches (top picture) have green up top, nearer the water line.
Have others noticed this dichotomy?
I have some that is slightly shaded and is kind of a lemon-lime color (think: Mountain Dew, but drawing fewer ampsCuriously, I have noticed that the color of the growth on the inside of my glass depends on position. Green in some places, golden brown in others.
The pictures below show places I did not scrape yesterday since there were snails there. I’m not sure if the effects are water motion driven, or light, or both.
If I had to guess, I’d say there is more light and more flow on the golden brown areas.
Both pictures below are from the side panel
looking down the length at the inside of the glass. Two big patches (bottom picture) nearer to the side panel have brown on top. The further, smaller patches (top picture) have green up top, nearer the water line.
Have others noticed this dichotomy?
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I rarely scrape, maybe once every few months at best. The growth patterns are different depending on the location. I also have to assume both light and flow contribute to the differences.
I will make it a point today to scrape the glass.
Well that is a lie, I likely won't feel like it when I get there, but I will see if I can correlate the different growth to either.
I will make it a point today to scrape the glass.
Well that is a lie, I likely won't feel like it when I get there, but I will see if I can correlate the different growth to either.
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