New tank. Brown algae turn green???

Monster00101 · 02/12/2010, 06:48 PM

I got my first algae bloom and it is turning green Should i do something or will it go away on its own still?

Octoshark · 02/12/2010, 07:08 PM

How old is the tank, what are your parameters, etc, etc

Do you know what kind of algae it is? If not, post a pic

Monster00101 · 02/12/2010, 07:11 PM

cameras broken. Im sure its diatom i believe its called. nitrates 0 nitrites 0 ammonia 0. ph 8.2. The water is a month old but i did 20 percent change. the rock came from a 9 month old tank. and it has been in mine for a week.

Octoshark · 02/12/2010, 07:12 PM

Diatoms are brown/orange, what is the new green algae you are referring to? Hair algae?

Monster00101 · 02/12/2010, 07:15 PM

it was brown then i just got home and it was green. it is kind of hairy. im new to this.

Monster00101 · 02/12/2010, 07:16 PM

my girlfreind said it started to turn green last night.

sedor · 02/12/2010, 07:18 PM

Diatoms don't actually turn green, but they are probably dieing off and new green algae is coming up. Your tank will go through a lot of phases and algae is just one of them. In fact, it is one of those phases that never really goes away, you just learn how to control it.

Monster00101 · 02/12/2010, 07:22 PM

should i clean it off the glass? Im sure i can search ways to control it.

Monster00101 · 02/12/2010, 07:55 PM

or is it best to let it go away on its own?

Mountain_Medic · 02/12/2010, 09:42 PM

I wouldnt clean it off, just run your skimmer. In every tank I have ever cycled I have had a brown diatome outbreak, followed by a green algea bloom. If it goes green, start testing. It's a good sign your closed to done with your cycle.

Spooter66 · 02/12/2010, 09:47 PM

Go ahead and clean it off the glass. Leave it on the rocks.

Sounds like you're starting to get hair algae. Some hair algae is a good sign of tank maturity, to keep it under control get your little friends (cleaners) to help. Also it gives your herbivores something to eat and pick at.

Monster00101 · 02/12/2010, 10:04 PM

right on thanks

02/12/2010, 06:48 PM	#1
Monster00101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: alberta Posts: 858	New tank. Brown algae turn green??? I got my first algae bloom and it is turning green Should i do something or will it go away on its own still?

02/12/2010, 07:08 PM	#2
Octoshark Marine Biology Student Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,366	How old is the tank, what are your parameters, etc, etc Do you know what kind of algae it is? If not, post a pic __________________ "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

02/12/2010, 07:12 PM	#4
Octoshark Marine Biology Student Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,366	Diatoms are brown/orange, what is the new green algae you are referring to? Hair algae? __________________ "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

02/12/2010, 07:18 PM	#7
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	Diatoms don't actually turn green, but they are probably dieing off and new green algae is coming up. Your tank will go through a lot of phases and algae is just one of them. In fact, it is one of those phases that never really goes away, you just learn how to control it. __________________ Ryan

02/12/2010, 07:11 PM	#3
Monster00101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: alberta Posts: 858	cameras broken. Im sure its diatom i believe its called. nitrates 0 nitrites 0 ammonia 0. ph 8.2. The water is a month old but i did 20 percent change. the rock came from a 9 month old tank. and it has been in mine for a week.

02/12/2010, 07:15 PM	#5
Monster00101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: alberta Posts: 858	it was brown then i just got home and it was green. it is kind of hairy. im new to this.

02/12/2010, 07:16 PM	#6
Monster00101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: alberta Posts: 858	my girlfreind said it started to turn green last night.

02/12/2010, 07:22 PM	#8
Monster00101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: alberta Posts: 858	should i clean it off the glass? Im sure i can search ways to control it.

02/12/2010, 07:55 PM	#9
Monster00101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: alberta Posts: 858	or is it best to let it go away on its own?

02/12/2010, 09:42 PM	#10
Mountain_Medic Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 38	I wouldnt clean it off, just run your skimmer. In every tank I have ever cycled I have had a brown diatome outbreak, followed by a green algea bloom. If it goes green, start testing. It's a good sign your closed to done with your cycle.

02/12/2010, 09:47 PM	#11
Spooter66 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 5	Go ahead and clean it off the glass. Leave it on the rocks. Sounds like you're starting to get hair algae. Some hair algae is a good sign of tank maturity, to keep it under control get your little friends (cleaners) to help. Also it gives your herbivores something to eat and pick at.

02/12/2010, 10:04 PM	#12
Monster00101 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: alberta Posts: 858	right on thanks