Brown Algae

StarGazer1960 · 06-01-2009, 02:47 AM

what eats it?
i have a bicolor blenny, bicolor angel, regal tang
4 moon snails, 10 hermits, wack of corals, all doing well
switched to spiralina shrimp, once a day, dropped the temp to 77F
i may haave to switch back to store bought ro water
every three days i am cleaning glass

JeF4y · 06-01-2009, 04:03 PM

I am a total n00b so keep that in mind, but cutting back my main light cycle from 1 hours to 8 knocked down a LOT of it in about a week.

And I'm sure everyone will want to know specifics of your tank (age, light cycle, contents, water parms, etc)

Nowellsy SNR · 06-03-2009, 08:37 PM

My setup is pretty new and i had a big Diatom breakout brown algae i cut back on the lights to 6 hours a day that seemed slow it down

yvr · 06-03-2009, 09:02 PM

What brand of salt are you using just out of curiosity? I am a pretty firm believer that the salt you chose has a big impact on algae growth, water quality and of course animal health.

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yvr Bryozoan Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Brown Algae What brand of salt are you using just out of curiosity? I am a pretty firm believer that the salt you chose has a big impact on algae growth, water quality and of course animal health.

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