Brown algae

by **spongebob4460** » Sun May 25, 2008 7:24 am

gumbii... current satellites 40w one bulb regular one bulb actinic.

a1... I had a previous issue awhile back with very low ph (below 6 and theres actually a long thread about it in the forum)... tried many things only to learn it was the driftwood I had in my tank, so i removed it and ph went back to a steady 7.4. It was on display in a showtank at my lfs when i bought it, but might have rotted by the time i bought it. But yeah, no wood for me now.

by **a1k8t31524** » Mon May 26, 2008 2:21 am

i am getting a slight problem with brown alge too...i have a question about plecos and plants though would they tear up my plants??

by **Peterkarig3210** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:57 am

Something-was-making-holes-in-my-Amazon-swords....It-was-either-the-Pleco-or-one-of-my-Tilapia.

I-guess-as-the-Pleco-gets-bigger-it'll-cause-more-damage.

by **thisfish884485** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:21 pm

My brothers tank was covered with brown algae and green algae so he blacked it out for a weekand a half and presto no more algae. Plants look great

by **ChristinaBug2890** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:19 pm

blacked it out? not sure what you mean...

by **Snowboss4492** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:06 pm

sponge........not sure for fresh water but i know the rule of thumb for salt lighting is to start looking for new bulbs at the 5 month mark and replace them at 6 months............also i can't say for sure but flouresents should be {and never are, lol} stored flat and should be rotated in a stock room situation......every LFS I've ever seen has the bulbs standing in a display on end........this could degrade the life of the bulbs some...so the amount oftime on the shelf could effect the quality of the light as well...............like we need something else to worry about right? lol sorry just passing on info........good luck with the brown stuff

Boss

by **Peterkarig3210** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:00 pm

Cut-the-light-and-drape-with-a-couple-blankets-I'd-guess.

by **spongebob4460** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:22 am

from most of what i read online, they say brown diatom algae is from lack of light, so i dunno. Anyone else have good experience blacking out?

by **Peterkarig3210** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:13 am

I've-never-tried-it-myself.....Limiting-nutrients-and-cleaning-the-gravel-well-works-for-me,-even-on-the-brush-algae-I-seem-to-be-managing-now.

by **ChristinaBug2890** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:45 am

My brown algae seems to have died down and now I'v got green...but on the drift wood it looks really cool.

Brown algae

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Brown algae

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