brown algae

[goby1]

I didn't get any algae in my 46 g when I set it up. But then, looking at my log, I cycled the rock in the tank barebottom and did 2 or 3 water changes a week for 2 weeks and then a big water change before I put the sand in. I think I used tap water for the initial set up and then I've used a rinky dink filter that you hook up to your tap since. It was some work initally but then I didn't get the dreaded algae so it paid off for me. Even now 2 years later I don't get much in the way of algae (except the coraline stuff) and I have a white sand bed (thanks to a star fish and various snails I suppose). ... knock on wood though. I only have the 50/50 96w pc lighting though and that probably has a lot to do with it. Add a little light here and there and I might have green soup, who knows.