Brown Algae Again After 56 days After Cycled

[sanchezkk]

This is funny. My tank has been cycled for 56 days. I have already been through and done with a brown algae outbreak for the last 21 days or so. Could it be possible it is because I just added another piece of lr? Just wondered.

Thanks in advance

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[Reef City]

I believe its simply time to increase your clean up crew

 

[poidog]

Welcome to new tank syndrome. Your tank will go through many different stages and cycles in the first several months.

The brown is diatoms and they are harmless and will go away in about 30 days. They are feeding off silicates in your new sand. Once the silicates are consumed it will go away.

The red stuff is cyano - a type of bacteria. This comes around due to excessive nutrients (too much feeding) and not enough flow.

 

[Jep21]

You may also need to add more flow in ur tank.. Do u have any powerheads currently

 

[sanchezkk]

You may also need to add more flow in ur tank.. Do u have any powerheads currently

I presently have just one circulation pump. I am working on getting another one soon.

 

[CardsFan]

Definately Should Add More Flow It Will Help!

 

[Jep21]

try adding two if u can add some mp10 if u can or go with some koralias (they are more cheap and affordable)..

 

[CardsFan]

try adding two if u can add some mp10 if u can or go with some koralias (they are more cheap and affordable)..

+1

 

[sanchezkk]

Koralias?

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[JimmyJohn]

Koralias?

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They are power heads that are used to move water in your tank just much cheapier then if you were to buy a MP10 or something.

 

[sanchezkk]

How much are we talking about?

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[KeishaKornbread]

Going by your signature...you REALLY need to bump up that CUC.

 

[Herbie]

How much are we talking about?

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hydor koralia- they're pretty inexpensive. and definitely +1 on more CUC.

 

[KeishaKornbread]

Flow is your friend!!

 

[Stenopus]

you can try putting chaeto in your tank or adding nassarius snails to sift the sand, but your best bet is to increase the flow. i only get the brown crap in my flow dead zones.

 

[poidog]

you can try putting chaeto in your tank or adding nassarius snails to sift the sand, but your best bet is to increase the flow. i only get the brown crap in my flow dead zones.

Chaeto is only for phosphate control, which neither one of these issues feeds off phosphate. Nassarius also only eat meaty detritus, they'll shift, but it won't go away.

flow flow flow