Side of tank has like brown algae stuff?

Bowels · 10/10/2011, 07:15 PM

Ok so I really haven't changed anything and now every few days I have to take my magnet glass cleaner and wipe off this brown like it looks like smoke when I rub it off, and in some spots it looks kinda stringy is this normal?

indatank · 10/10/2011, 07:19 PM

How old is your setup? Sounds like diatoms

ken6217 · 10/10/2011, 07:23 PM

Normal.
Ken

Bowels · 10/10/2011, 07:24 PM

its about 2-3 months now...

Bowels · 10/10/2011, 07:28 PM

how do I get rid of them? If I let em go for a few days they cloud up the glass!

Bowels · 10/11/2011, 07:36 AM

bloop*

EDJFA · 10/11/2011, 08:42 AM

That's what you bought that magnet scraper for.

Do you have any snails in your tank? Mine don't eat all of that stuff, but they're constantly working on it. Between them eating and me scraping, it's stays pretty managable. I look at is a food source for them so I always leave a little bit of it for them.

skeeter_usaf · 10/11/2011, 08:44 AM

Totally normal. Keep your Phosphates in check to control it along with a good cleaner crew.

hotshot619 · 10/11/2011, 06:28 PM

+1 to the normal. Grab yourself some CUC if you dont have one or maybe beef it up a little and a magnetic glass cleaner. Should be fine as long as you are doing water changed and keeping the Phosphates down.

Bowels · 10/13/2011, 11:16 PM

thanks guys, water changes def help.

davidgnome · 11/27/2011, 11:20 PM

similar question..as ive been looking for help on brown spots on my rock..its eco base rock, mixed with fijji live rock..both of which i cured and my tank has been up for 2 weeks almost..i have 7 crabs and 7 snails,, and some clown fish and 3 corals i just added tonight..was wondering if this brown stuff is good?? and should i up my CUC..and do they stay in my tank forever?? some people ive read have said they have no CUC..so was curious..didnt want the crabs all over my pretty corals once they are pretty..

Bowels · 11/28/2011, 12:22 PM

Hey just noticed your post... my brown algae "problem" <--in quotes is pretty much gone, just wait it out and keep up with the water changes, and scraping the sides... I usually scraped the sides then while all that goonk is in the water i sucked it out with the cleaner vaccuum and now I rarely have to wipe the sides down, dunno what it was or is but it seems to clear up after a while...

Bowels · 11/28/2011, 12:23 PM

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...2066432&page=3 check out the most recent pictures on my build thread, you can see the stuff on the walls i never scraped off (i only scraped off the front of the tank and the left side because the other two are on walls so it didnt matter)

10/10/2011, 07:15 PM	#1
Bowels Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 647	Side of tank has like brown algae stuff? Ok so I really haven't changed anything and now every few days I have to take my magnet glass cleaner and wipe off this brown like it looks like smoke when I rub it off, and in some spots it looks kinda stringy is this normal?

10/11/2011, 08:44 AM	#8
skeeter_usaf Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Brandon, Fl Posts: 98	Totally normal. Keep your Phosphates in check to control it along with a good cleaner crew. __________________ 220 Mixed Reef, 60 gallon sump, Euro Reef Skimmer, Phosban Reactor, 250w Halides, LED's, wavemaker, ATO, RO/DI and much more. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

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10/10/2011, 07:19 PM	#2
indatank Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 51	How old is your setup? Sounds like diatoms

10/10/2011, 07:23 PM	#3
ken6217 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,179	Normal. Ken

10/10/2011, 07:24 PM	#4
Bowels Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 647	its about 2-3 months now...

10/10/2011, 07:28 PM	#5
Bowels Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 647	how do I get rid of them? If I let em go for a few days they cloud up the glass!

10/11/2011, 07:36 AM	#6
Bowels Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 647	bloop*

10/11/2011, 08:42 AM	#7
EDJFA Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: St. Charles, MO Posts: 1,025	That's what you bought that magnet scraper for. Do you have any snails in your tank? Mine don't eat all of that stuff, but they're constantly working on it. Between them eating and me scraping, it's stays pretty managable. I look at is a food source for them so I always leave a little bit of it for them.

10/11/2011, 06:28 PM	#9
hotshot619 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Amherst NY Posts: 106	+1 to the normal. Grab yourself some CUC if you dont have one or maybe beef it up a little and a magnetic glass cleaner. Should be fine as long as you are doing water changed and keeping the Phosphates down.

10/13/2011, 11:16 PM	#10
Bowels Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 647	thanks guys, water changes def help.

11/27/2011, 11:20 PM	#11
davidgnome Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 180	similar question..as ive been looking for help on brown spots on my rock..its eco base rock, mixed with fijji live rock..both of which i cured and my tank has been up for 2 weeks almost..i have 7 crabs and 7 snails,, and some clown fish and 3 corals i just added tonight..was wondering if this brown stuff is good?? and should i up my CUC..and do they stay in my tank forever?? some people ive read have said they have no CUC..so was curious..didnt want the crabs all over my pretty corals once they are pretty..

11/28/2011, 12:22 PM	#12
Bowels Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 647	Hey just noticed your post... my brown algae "problem" <--in quotes is pretty much gone, just wait it out and keep up with the water changes, and scraping the sides... I usually scraped the sides then while all that goonk is in the water i sucked it out with the cleaner vaccuum and now I rarely have to wipe the sides down, dunno what it was or is but it seems to clear up after a while...

11/28/2011, 12:23 PM	#13
Bowels Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 647	http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...2066432&page=3 check out the most recent pictures on my build thread, you can see the stuff on the walls i never scraped off (i only scraped off the front of the tank and the left side because the other two are on walls so it didnt matter)