Need help Brown algae

teamstuffit · 02/08/2009, 05:21 PM

Hello.
I'm a new to this hobby, I have a 150 gallon tank that has been setup for 3 months, I used my old tanks live rock and bio balls,
so the tank cycled fast. I used my old coralife pc light, with old bulbs. Recentley I purchased 72" mh 3x250 8t5s. I have had lights on for 2 days now, about 6 hours per day. Its getting worse, water checks out great. I bought about 25 snails today to see if that will help. Any other ideas out there?

josh0013 · 02/08/2009, 05:25 PM

Best thing to do is wait it out. It will starve itself and then it will be gone. If you water parameters are fine then let it go. Mine lasted about 2 weeks and then dissapeared... My fish was fine throughout the whole process and I had zero cleaners.

teamstuffit · 02/08/2009, 05:28 PM

Thanks! i hope it goes away soon, its ugly.

Sisterlimonpot · 02/08/2009, 05:34 PM

Are you still using the old lights? Your lights may be getting too old and shifted. If that is the case than that color variation may as well be helping along that algae. If your lights are fine than it's just part of the algae cycle. Another reason for brown algae is over feeding. Try to feed only what will be eaten in a five minute period.

FREEZY POP · 02/08/2009, 08:21 PM

I dont know what your filtration setup is like but i use colerpula in my refugium and it seems to pull a large amount of excess nutrients from the water. Between that and my skimmer my algae problems have become almost non existent. If you do use it be sure that your refugium light stays on 24/7 as it will go sexual and get into your display!

teamstuffit · 02/09/2009, 08:42 PM

Thanks Freezy

02/08/2009, 05:21 PM	#1
teamstuffit Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: clearwater Posts: 24	Need help Brown algae Hello. I'm a new to this hobby, I have a 150 gallon tank that has been setup for 3 months, I used my old tanks live rock and bio balls, so the tank cycled fast. I used my old coralife pc light, with old bulbs. Recentley I purchased 72" mh 3x250 8t5s. I have had lights on for 2 days now, about 6 hours per day. Its getting worse, water checks out great. I bought about 25 snails today to see if that will help. Any other ideas out there?

02/08/2009, 05:34 PM	#4
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Are you still using the old lights? Your lights may be getting too old and shifted. If that is the case than that color variation may as well be helping along that algae. If your lights are fine than it's just part of the algae cycle. Another reason for brown algae is over feeding. Try to feed only what will be eaten in a five minute period. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

02/08/2009, 08:21 PM	#5
FREEZY POP Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 110	I dont know what your filtration setup is like but i use colerpula in my refugium and it seems to pull a large amount of excess nutrients from the water. Between that and my skimmer my algae problems have become almost non existent. If you do use it be sure that your refugium light stays on 24/7 as it will go sexual and get into your display! __________________ THE THINGS I THINK AND DO NOT SAY ARE THE THINGS YOU SAY BECAUSE YOU DO NOT THINK! IM NOT FALLIN FOR ANOUTHER BANANA IN THE TAILPIPE!!! Current Tank Info: 55 GAL MIXED REEF 5X 54W T5'S + HIGH OUTPUT LED'S 20 GAL FUGE MRC SKIMMER PHOSBAN REACTOR

02/08/2009, 05:25 PM	#2
josh0013 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 30	Best thing to do is wait it out. It will starve itself and then it will be gone. If you water parameters are fine then let it go. Mine lasted about 2 weeks and then dissapeared... My fish was fine throughout the whole process and I had zero cleaners.

02/08/2009, 05:28 PM	#3
teamstuffit Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: clearwater Posts: 24	Thanks! i hope it goes away soon, its ugly.

02/09/2009, 08:42 PM	#6
teamstuffit Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: clearwater Posts: 24	Thanks Freezy