Brown Algea - Wont Go Away

[golfzzin]

Hi all

I have had my tank set up and running since the start of April (set up straight away with fish and mature media from old tank) and i am having a problem with brown algea. I just cant seem to shift it. Have had it about 2 months now and it shows no signs of slowing.

Water stats are,

Ammonia - 0, Nitrite - 0 and Nitrates - 20. Water is changed regular. Mostly twice a week at 20% a time, sometimes 50%, sometimes just a quick 10 %, but always at least 20% is changed over the period of a week, most of the time its more.

Last week when it was a bit warm i had the lights off for a few days and this seems to have caused a boom in it all. Is there any way to stop it?

Thanks

 

[Miles_hot]

woudl you have room for a pair of flying foxes? Great looking fish and good with the bad stuff. I think Loachs (NOT clown unless you've really got room!) are good too.

Without introducing fish I seem to remember that people talk about reducing light and reducing feeding the fish...

I'm sure someone with more actual experience wil be along soon

miles

 

[STEWARDSONS]

Hi all

I have had my tank set up and running since the start of April (set up straight away with fish and mature media from old tank) and i am having a problem with brown algea. I just cant seem to shift it. Have had it about 2 months now and it shows no signs of slowing.

Water stats are,

Ammonia - 0, Nitrite - 0 and Nitrates - 20. Water is changed regular. Mostly twice a week at 20% a time, sometimes 50%, sometimes just a quick 10 %, but always at least 20% is changed over the period of a week, most of the time its more.

Last week when it was a bit warm i had the lights off for a few days and this seems to have caused a boom in it all. Is there any way to stop it?

Thanks

i have the same problem with brown alea in my 65ltr. i have just put a small bristlenose in there from my 300ltr tank and in 5 hours he has munched through quite a lot. you can see big clean patches on the rocks.

i would say get a plec

 

[STEWARDSONS]

I have just checked and he has cleared loads! There is also a massive amount of poo but to be honest it's easier to siphon that up than clean the brown off myself

 

[golfzzin]

Cheers guys, tried plecs before, had two bn's. To be honest i just couldnt handle the poo, i was gravel vac'ing every day, it really stood out on the black sand

 

[STEWARDSONS]

Cheers guys, tried plecs before, had two bn's. To be honest i just couldnt handle the poo, i was gravel vac'ing every day, it really stood out on the black sand

i have had to hoover up the poo every other day in the 65ltr i put the bristlenose in, this is because he is eating so much brown algea.

i would rather vaccume up poo than look at brown algea.

also i am wonderign why black poo looks so bad on the black sand, surely its worse on white or normal sand.