Brown Spots On Decor?

[FWFishLover]

I Noticed That My Fish Tank's Decor Has Alot Of Brown Spots On It...
My Mom Was Saying that it could be algae. but isnt algae green?
anyways what do you think it is?

 

[Wills]

There are loads of different algaes. Green, Brown, Blue Green and even different shapes like hair, black brush, string and staghorn.

It will be algae you can just scrub it off, cant remember if brown algae is a sign of too much light or too little but I think its one of the two, its quite easy to get rid of if you add some easy grow plants in the plants will out compete the algae for nutrients and the algae will starve off.

Wills

 

[FWFishLover]

thanks willis,
can i just put in a snail to eat it all?

 

[GuppyGoddess]

If I remember correctly, it's a sign of too little light. One of my tanks has it and when I do partial water changes, I just take a paper towel and wipe down the sides of the tanks. I also take the decorations out and wash them off. My other tank is packed with green algae and that tank gets more direct light.

Personally I wouldn't add a snail to the tank because they produce a lot of waste and they can multiply as well.

 

[FWFishLover]

If I remember correctly, it's a sign of too little light. One of my tanks has it and when I do partial water changes, I just take a paper towel and wipe down the sides of the tanks. I also take the decorations out and wash them off. My other tank is packed with green algae and that tank gets more direct light.

Personally I wouldn't add a snail to the tank because they produce a lot of waste and they can multiply as well.

well actually i think its too much light (in terms of it being on)
anyways i have cories that eat uo all the waste which helps that.
and if i only get one it cant multiply right? (unless it has some type of mitosis reproduction technique)

 

[VaegaVic]

Let me put a few things straight here:
1) Diatom algae (brown algae) grows in water with high phosphates and little plant competition, with low intensity light. Add more plants, reduce phospates.
2) Only certain types of snails reproduce by themselves, MTS, pond and bladder snails all do, otherwise known as pest snails.
3) Apple snails are male and female, so only reproduce in numbers of 2 or more.
4) Zebra snails are great algae eaters, but lay eggs. The eggs don't hatch, since they need brackish water, but the eggs do look unsightly.
5) A snail boom is due to overfeeding, keep your food levels right and they wont over-breed.