Brown Algae

ddaddy2420 · 07/25/2007, 03:25 PM

I have a new tank with a few live rocks and 1 damsel. Been running the tank for around a 1.5 months with relatively no problems so far. Looks like i am getting some sort of brown algae on one of my rocks. Is this bad and is there something i can do?

bertoni · 07/25/2007, 05:48 PM

A bit of algae isn't uncommon. Is this a film, or does it have structure, like a plant? Are there any snails in the system? A snail or two might be all that's needed.

ILM75Dodge · 07/26/2007, 04:11 PM

Should be part of cycling!!

Brown =normal should clear up
Red/Reddish Brown Slime= cyno meaning too many nutrients try not to over feed

kevin2000 · 07/26/2007, 04:35 PM

Sounds like a std diatom bloom which is std in cycling tanks .. just ignore it and when the cycle has finished add a few snails which will make short work of the diatoms. In short .. no big deal.

ddaddy2420 · 07/26/2007, 09:05 PM

Come to think of it my wife informed me the other day that my kids decided to attempt to feed the fish in the tank and my 3 year old dumped quit a bit of food in there. I read somewhere overfeeding could lead to brown algae.

reefsbeforehoz · 07/26/2007, 10:17 PM

a good clean up crew might help

07/25/2007, 03:25 PM	#1
ddaddy2420 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 51	Brown Algae I have a new tank with a few live rocks and 1 damsel. Been running the tank for around a 1.5 months with relatively no problems so far. Looks like i am getting some sort of brown algae on one of my rocks. Is this bad and is there something i can do?

07/25/2007, 05:48 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	A bit of algae isn't uncommon. Is this a film, or does it have structure, like a plant? Are there any snails in the system? A snail or two might be all that's needed. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

07/26/2007, 04:11 PM	#3
ILM75Dodge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County Posts: 140	Should be part of cycling!! Brown =normal should clear up Red/Reddish Brown Slime= cyno meaning too many nutrients try not to over feed __________________ 24g JBJ Nano with JBJ HQI top & Chiller Whats Inside: 1.25" Sand Bed Depth 40lbs live rock est. Yellow Striped Maroon Clownfish 6 Line Wrasse Green Brittle Star Current Tank Info: 24g Nano Cube, 1 Koralia 1 & Koralia Nano Powerheads on a JBJ Oceanpulse, 75watt Stealth Heater, JBJ HQI Hood 20k XM, Maxi Jet 1200, JBJ Nano Chiller (with a Maxi Jet 900)

07/26/2007, 04:35 PM	#4
kevin2000 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,805	Sounds like a std diatom bloom which is std in cycling tanks .. just ignore it and when the cycle has finished add a few snails which will make short work of the diatoms. In short .. no big deal.

07/26/2007, 09:05 PM	#5
ddaddy2420 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 51	Come to think of it my wife informed me the other day that my kids decided to attempt to feed the fish in the tank and my 3 year old dumped quit a bit of food in there. I read somewhere overfeeding could lead to brown algae.

07/26/2007, 10:17 PM	#6
reefsbeforehoz Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 46	a good clean up crew might help