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Posted by John Maag on March 30, 2005, 10:26 pm
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The guys will tell you this is normal but it depends on how much you are
getting. My aquarium is a year old and I have it. I have started a refugium
with Macro algae to outcompete the micro algae's. bottom line is it is
normal and you will always have it unless it is not trulely brown algae.
What I have resembles dust.
> Hi.
> I recently installed Coralife lighting with two 65W bulbs, 10k and blue
> actinic 03, (thanks to tips from some people in this board) on my 29G
> tank.
> Almost overnight I had an incredible amount of what seems to be brown
> algae.
> It is a rust color and looks like dust all over my live rock, glass and
> substrate.
> I've read that the best solution is having good circulation, frequent
> water changes and good protein skimmer. In addition to these steps,
> are there any critters that can help get rid of some of this junk? I
> have 5 small snails, don't know what they're called, and they don't
> seem to be eating the stuff.
> On the other hand I also read that this type of algae is beneficial for
> corals. Is this so?
>
> Many thanks....
>
> El Scorcho
>
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> I recently installed Coralife lighting with two 65W bulbs, 10k and blue
> actinic 03, (thanks to tips from some people in this board) on my 29G
> tank.
> Almost overnight I had an incredible amount of what seems to be brown
> algae.
> It is a rust color and looks like dust all over my live rock, glass and
> substrate.
> I've read that the best solution is having good circulation, frequent
> water changes and good protein skimmer. In addition to these steps,
> are there any critters that can help get rid of some of this junk? I
> have 5 small snails, don't know what they're called, and they don't
> seem to be eating the stuff.
> On the other hand I also read that this type of algae is beneficial for
> corals. Is this so?
>
> Many thanks....
>
> El Scorcho
>