brown alae

5 days ago I changed out the only filter sock and the GFO media. I pumped fresh tap water through the media reactor to get the dust out of the GFO. I forgot to empty the tap out of the media canister. 2 days later my tank turned to brown soup. I’m assuming this is a diatom bloom or brown...

Hello, I have a lot of questions , firstly I noticed on my tank this poo bits which are not getting raised up into the overflow for some reason? I have a maxspect gyre at 40% because if i push more power the torches are being pushed to much. Also the brown stage is relentless, 2 months and still...

Hello! I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a small issue with algae. For context: I’ve had this 20 gallon water box for almost 5 months now, everything was going perfectly and smooth and a month ago. I was talking to my LFS and with some advice I decided to change change the...

My GSP has some brown algae on it, I heard that you can just clean it with a toothbrush. Is there any other/better way to do it, or is using a toothbrush a good option?

I've been struggling with dino for 5 months now. It's much better now. I need to understand, the question is this: I have hair algae around my tank, it's brown for some reason, so I want to know is it just brown algae or is there something else sitting on it (presumably dino, diatoms, orrrr...

I’ve got a new 92 total system volume tank set up and cycling since April 2023. Water parameters have been holding pretty stable: Alk 7.5 CA ~450 Mg ~1360 Nitrates are negligible The tank seems pretty clean except for this weird fluffy light brown/white algae substance that is growing on...

Over the last few weeks, I have seen a new algae outbreak and I’ve been unable to properly ID it. It seems to be encrusting and does not come off with a tooth brush. My CuC doesn’t eat it. My LFS suggested a pinchushion urchin, but I’m wondering if there’s an alternative. I don’t want the...

Hello just messaging from the Arizona area, looking for some input. I’m fairly new to the world of saltwater aquarium care and could really use some advise. We have a 29 gallon tank about 3 months old housing two ocellaris clowns and a beautiful bunch of mushroom corals who have been doing...