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08-10-2005, 06:54 AM
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why my fishtank has a lot of brown algae even when i clean
hello ,, i have a very serious algae problem,, i clean the gravel and fater maybe ten minutes you see brown algae again,, the glass , the rocks and everything,,, we have now 4 months with the tank,, we have a few crabs and snails, a coarla beauty, a maroon clown, a cleaner shrimp ,a brittle star and three damsels,, we recently lost an anemone,,,, can some body help us and give us a good advice how can we control this problem... thanks a lot.... dacyn46 plssss
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08-10-2005, 08:15 AM
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Check your nutrient levels, your skimmer/filtration & your bulbs. Nuisance algae can usually be traced to high nutrient levels (especially nitrates & phosphates), inadequate skimming/filtration &/or old bulbs that give off the wrong wave length.
HTH, Anthony PS. Wrong forum.
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08-10-2005, 02:55 PM
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moved to reef forum
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08-10-2005, 04:19 PM
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In addition to nutrient levels, flow often plays a role in algae growth of the brown kind. Higher flow = less brown IMO.
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08-11-2005, 04:00 AM
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These folks are correct of course.
Two water changes using R/O rather than treated tap water eliminated my algae problem. Try some bottled R/O (the big blue 5 gallon bottles) to see if it helps before buying an R/O system. Let me know if it works.
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