[clownbob]

First post for me:

I inherited a 20 gal tank on Friday with two fish (yellow with white stripes clown and a blue with yellow tail). I had to transport the tank so I put 3/4 of the water into containers and took every thing home. The tank was covered in algae on the glass so I wiped it off before re adding the water that was drained for the trip.

The rock and coral are covered in reddish brown algae and the white gravel (is it gravel?) on the bottom was also this dark reddish brown.

I went into a fish store on Sunday and the guy told me to put my hand in the tank and stir it all up and the filter could clean it. He said to do this 2 - 3 times a day. I have swished it Sun pm and Mon am so far (today) but the stuff on the rocks doesn't look like it is doing any good. Do I just need to keep doing this? The bottom is looking better but it seems that now some of the red brown stuff is mixed into the gravel rather than just being on top.
Any other suggestions?