Brown Algae Every Where need Help?

[ska_kid]

wow no one have ask is it getting sunlight from a window ????????????????

 

[cichlid_king]

wow no one have ask is it getting sunlight from a window ????????????????

It doesnt matter.... He is using tap water. Tap water is absolutely terrible for salt tanks..

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[SantaMonicaHelp]

Take a look at this thread. Try to build a UAS to reduce the algae.
Here is the link.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...minate-green-hair-bubble-turf-and-slime-algae

 

[cichlid_king]

An algae scrubber would help but you need space for it and you need to take care of it the correct way for it to do its job. You also need to pay attention to what kind/color algae you grow because you may need to adjust lighting and flow. A gfo reactor would be an option too

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[jamncook]

Add more powerheads. Water changes once a month. About 30%. I've been using tap water and adding tap water conditioner for over a year. No problems and I have tons of coral.


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[jamncook]

In Addition if u have foam or media in your filter it will collect turning into nitrates. Put live rock in your filter instead.


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[ckcdrummer]

Add more powerheads. Water changes once a month. About 30%. I've been using tap water and adding tap water conditioner for over a year. No problems and I have tons of coral.


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I'd do water changes more often then once a month


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[Otherone]

Sounds to me like a diatom issue - definitely water source issue. Test for silicates if present even r/o isn't gonna help without a silica buster.

 

[cichlid_king]

Sounds to me like a diatom issue - definitely water source issue. Test for silicates if present even r/o isn't gonna help without a silica buster.

Well if it is a silicate issue it will eventually go away on its own. There is no way to tell how long it will take though. The diatoms need to eat all of the silicate up, and then they will die off

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[Jrob]

listen to cichlid and otherone... my first thought was diatoms as well.
case and point, switch up the water source... you need ro/di or distilled...
there's a fix for everything, just remember slacking and saltwater don't go in the same sentence.