Author Topic: Brown Powdery Algae (Read 5801 times) 4 replies

Fiona · « **on:** July 03, 2014, 05:34:54 PM »

I've noticed that I have a weird brownish powdery 'algae' for want of a better word forming in the tank, it is settling everywhere and although I can knock it off my plants leaves so it settles on the bottom of the tank, I'd prefer to know how to cure it/prevent it.

Ideas anyone please

ColinB · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2014, 05:48:25 PM »

How long do you have your tank light on? Any more than 10 hours does tend to encourage brown algae.

I had terrible problems with brown algae as my lights were on for 14 hours per day. I reduced it to 8 hours and it's basically all gone now.

Fiona · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2014, 05:54:46 PM »

About 8-10 hrs but it's a heavily planted tank without fish atm and its about 2 months set up. I've been keeping the light on for the plants. I was expecting to have green algae issues but there's not a speck of that in the tank just this horrible brown powder.

We were intending to buy our fish fish this weekend (soooo excited about that) and dwarf suckermouths are the first planned.

SteveS · « **Reply #3 on:** July 05, 2014, 10:21:50 AM »

This is Diatoms. They are very common in a new tank as there are various chemicals and coatings used in the manufacture of glass, plastics and sealants that encourage its growth.

Suckermouth fish such as various Plecs and otos will do better in a mature tank than a newly cycled one as the various host of other micro-organisms have time to develop and prosper.

Fiona · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2014, 04:47:20 PM »

Oh gawd, that's one of the fish I researched as suitable for a bottom feeder, I actually would have prefered a pygmy cory but our soft substrate is topped with gravel so I had to disclude that fish. Back to the drawing board then or do you have any suggestions? Its a 54l but with wood and gravel ect it's more like 50-52l.

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