Tue May 27, 2008 6:39 pm GMT   Reply      

I just added live plants a week ago and there has been brown stuff growing on my sand and rocks. Why is this happening, and how can I stop it?

Tue May 27, 2008 9:10 pm GMT   Reply      

it is most likely brown algae......how long do you light your tank for?

Sat May 31, 2008 11:15 am GMT   Reply      

for about 9 hours

Sat May 31, 2008 3:53 pm GMT   Reply      

try you limit the amount of time you have your lights on a day, or try uping your lighting...i.e plant lights, if you are using normal lighting, the more alge you will get, use like 10,000 k bulbs and you shouldnt have much of a problem.