brown algae?

Discussion in 'Algae' started by frogman5, Jan 9, 2009.

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  1. frogman5

    frogman5 Astrea Snail

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    on my sand and some parts of my live rock i have been getting brown algae at least thats wat it looks like is there any way to get rid of it and could it be because i just added a new light
     
    frogman5, Jan 9, 2009
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  2. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    How long has your tank been set up?
    What are your water parameter?
    What kind of filtration do you have?
    What kind of lighting?

    etc etc
     
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  3. frogman5

    frogman5 Astrea Snail

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  4. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    Check you Phosphate levels.... its a sneaky one that will give you odd alge blooms..
     
    salsalito25, Jan 12, 2009
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  5. LCP136

    LCP136 Sailfin Tang

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    If it's a 7 week tank you could A. Just be finishing your cycle, or B. just be having a mini cycle that people sometimes get after the real cycle. Diatoms would come at the end of either of these.
     
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  6. APC

    APC Gigas Clam

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    How long should the diatom bloom last?
     
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  7. trelane

    trelane Peppermint Shrimp

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    Generally a week to a month. They aren't a huge concern other than that they're ugly!

    Doublecheck your params and carry on!
     
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  8. Alex

    Alex Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Yep sounds about right. I had mine start appearing around the 7 week mark. I just threw in some hermits once there was a huge mass of the stuff. they ate it off of the sand and live rock. I scrapped it. after another week or two it pretty much just faded awayl
     
    Alex, Feb 21, 2009
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  9. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    Diatoms feed on silicates. Once these are depleted from the water column, they will die off and you won't see them again until more impurities enter the tank. RODI water should be used if you are not already and the brown you see is actually the skeletons of dead diatoms. The clean up crew should get rid of those in due time.......not to worry. This is completely normal.
     
    PharmrJohn, Feb 21, 2009
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  10. pinkypictures

    pinkypictures Plankton

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    I seem to be having the same problem just my sand has turned brown right now but i feel like it happened over night. I have had my tank for 3weeks and i have two hermit crabs in there. My ranges are also fine. I guess i will just leave it an see what happens
     
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