.. I know i know i know...the brown algae is just something we have to get through . . . but crap....this is weeks on end here....shouldn't I be seeing some improvement? it's like 8 weeks of this stuff and the water today is bad.....cloudy brown gunky garbage....water test last night says it's perfect...but i've gone from brown on the surfaces to brown in the water and I don't know what to do other than look at it.....I am running my white lights only 2 hrs max a day and the actinic 6-8 hrs - - if you ever wondered what clown fish would look like in a farmers pond....email me and ill send you a pic SH&@%^%@E&TE@( !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and please don't tell me to be patient.......lol ....I believe patience is something you should be doing while watching things improve {even if it's ever so slowly}
ey boss..i had the same problem..even long after my cycle. theres this realllll good stuff out there i dont got the name now cuz im at work. and i have it at home. but it might be algeafix in a white bottle with a blue cap. totally harmless to life in the tank. but man that algea will be goneeee and its also not harmful to coraline growth on ur rocks..look it up. i gave it a try. and everything is crystal clear now. just have the every now and the normal algea in a corner. but everything is soo good now. all i got to do is shake up ma sand bed a bit. and das it. let me kno how it goes...
not trying to insult anyone here but algaefix does not solve your problem it hides it. and brown diotom is not really a algae. just my 2cents...go natural
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lol no worries eazy....if i had a penny for every mistake ive made in this hobby I'd own a public aquarium by now............lol.....................so we learn, good call, Boss
Hey look at this article i found on diatom algae . . . Diatom Algae typically is brown in appearance and usually is seen within the first 4-16 weeks following the install of an aquarium. Diatom algae have three basic needs to thrive: silicate as a food source, a low pH in a saltwater environment, and light in the yellow, orange, and red spectrum. During the first few weeks after an aquarium is set-up diatom algae growth can be very aggressive. It may cover the glass in as little as 48 hours. Diatom algae growth is normal and the direct result from the tremendous amount silica found in the synthetic salt used to make saltwater. Most synthetic sea salt manufacturers use silica, a moisture removing product, in the manufacture of synthetic salts. As the concentration of silica falls, the algae runs out of food, and slowly goes away. . . .
My PH is 8.0 - -I am in the process of raising it with a marine buffer, and I think pimp and I agree that I probab;y have high levels of silicate in my tap water - - I have switched ro RO water but have only done one water change so far, and my white lights are only running a couple hours a day if at all . . . .sound like a plan of attack ??????? Snowboss
i cant realy coment on the salt i used coral life and my buddys used instant ocean. i think it was you water. i would wait to see if the ro solves your problem first and then move on to other issues...imo
I'm gonna have to show my hand here Angus..........lol........I don't know what a macro algae plant is.........so for suggestion info.....i have live rock, sand substrate and a lot of curent.....96watt, 10k whites w,actinic lighting....can plants live in this environment?
I have 3 perc clowns and a large hermit crab as well...........
macro algae is culpera,red kelp ect. when i first started my tank i had red kelp growin it looked cool but quickly flooded my tank so i got a tang.he ate it all in a month.i had alot of it to....angus you cant see micro algae..
