Advice needed
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This could be one of many things ( dinoflagellates, diatoms or just plain brown algae).
Normally signifies that there are excess nutrients in the water column and on the rocks (e.g. debris from uneaten food etc.)
Please post a pic if you can and share your water parameters , filtration used and what livestock you currently have
Normally signifies that there are excess nutrients in the water column and on the rocks (e.g. debris from uneaten food etc.)
Please post a pic if you can and share your water parameters , filtration used and what livestock you currently have
Thank you for the feedback, Im trying to upload a picture it keeps failing, Its a red sea tank 240 l external sump, I have about 6 fish in , nemo ,7 line ras , PJ cardinal , blue green chromes .
Is there any any I can get rid of it ? Will try to upload the picture again.
Is there any any I can get rid of it ? Will try to upload the picture again.
Manually removing the brown algae is just treating the symptom. You need to find the cause of the algae outbreak , otherwise the algae is just going to return.
- Check your Nitrates & Phosphates
- Ensure that there is sufficient flow in the DT to keep debris suspended in the water column
- Check your skimmer to ensure that you skim wet (i.e. more liquid and less dry foam)
- Check your feeding regime (e.g. if you're feeding twice a day, perhaps cut down to once per day or once every other day)