Brown algae?

bigj11 · 12/07/2008, 05:49 PM

What is this stuff? It seems to be taking over my live rock and sand. Is it good? All of my LR has little air bubbles all over it. Please Help!! What should i do?

David - Miami · 12/07/2008, 05:53 PM

Do you have a picture? It may be cyano. You can google it to compare.

bigj11 · 12/07/2008, 05:59 PM

no its not red just brown with little micro bubbles all over the rocks

David - Miami · 12/07/2008, 06:05 PM

How long has the tank been set up?

bigj11 · 12/07/2008, 06:06 PM

2 weeks

David - Miami · 12/07/2008, 06:07 PM

It is cycling. That is normal. It will go away.

bigj11 · 12/07/2008, 06:09 PM

do you think it is reaching the nitrogen spike right now, which is in turn causing the algae bloom? The brown stuff seems to be covering all of my coraline algae. I have been adding 1.5 cap fulls of seachem stabilizer for the last week. Do you thinks that stuff works? I really appreciate the help!

David - Miami · 12/07/2008, 06:41 PM

I have not tried that before. I was hoping someone else would chime in.

plyr58 · 12/07/2008, 06:50 PM

Without a picture, only a guess but I would say from the description 85% diatoms

plyr58 · 12/07/2008, 06:52 PM

It's normal. Most will go away on their own as the silicates in the water are used up. The rest will taken care of when you add your CUC.

bigj11 · 12/07/2008, 06:58 PM

yeah it might be diatoms. This is a picture i found on google that looks like the stuff in my aquarium. http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...k/100_3396.jpg

plyr58 · 12/07/2008, 07:12 PM

Bingo! We have a winner. Fear not young Padawan, all is well.

bigj11 · 12/07/2008, 07:19 PM

thanks guys. Hopefully the force of good is strong in my tank! May the force be with you.

defekt · 12/07/2008, 07:57 PM

buy test kits!

also, never dose anything you are not testing for.

12/07/2008, 05:49 PM	#1
bigj11 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: under da sea Posts: 156	Brown algae? What is this stuff? It seems to be taking over my live rock and sand. Is it good? All of my LR has little air bubbles all over it. Please Help!! What should i do?

12/07/2008, 05:53 PM	#2
David - Miami Aquanot! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 661	Do you have a picture? It may be cyano. You can google it to compare. __________________ Whatever Happens...Happens!

12/07/2008, 06:05 PM	#4
David - Miami Aquanot! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 661	How long has the tank been set up? __________________ Whatever Happens...Happens!

12/07/2008, 06:07 PM	#6
David - Miami Aquanot! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 661	It is cycling. That is normal. It will go away. __________________ Whatever Happens...Happens!

12/07/2008, 06:41 PM	#8
David - Miami Aquanot! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 661	I have not tried that before. I was hoping someone else would chime in. __________________ Whatever Happens...Happens!

12/07/2008, 05:59 PM	#3
bigj11 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: under da sea Posts: 156	no its not red just brown with little micro bubbles all over the rocks

12/07/2008, 06:06 PM	#5
bigj11 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: under da sea Posts: 156	2 weeks

12/07/2008, 06:09 PM	#7
bigj11 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: under da sea Posts: 156	do you think it is reaching the nitrogen spike right now, which is in turn causing the algae bloom? The brown stuff seems to be covering all of my coraline algae. I have been adding 1.5 cap fulls of seachem stabilizer for the last week. Do you thinks that stuff works? I really appreciate the help!

12/07/2008, 06:50 PM	#9
plyr58 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 747	Without a picture, only a guess but I would say from the description 85% diatoms

12/07/2008, 06:52 PM	#10
plyr58 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 747	It's normal. Most will go away on their own as the silicates in the water are used up. The rest will taken care of when you add your CUC.

12/07/2008, 06:58 PM	#11
bigj11 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: under da sea Posts: 156	yeah it might be diatoms. This is a picture i found on google that looks like the stuff in my aquarium. http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...k/100_3396.jpg

12/07/2008, 07:12 PM	#12
plyr58 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 747	Bingo! We have a winner. Fear not young Padawan, all is well.

12/07/2008, 07:19 PM	#13
bigj11 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: under da sea Posts: 156	thanks guys. Hopefully the force of good is strong in my tank! May the force be with you.

12/07/2008, 07:57 PM	#14
defekt Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: KS Posts: 24	buy test kits! also, never dose anything you are not testing for.