Brown algae on sand

[MonsterReef]

What can I do to get rid of the brown algae that keeps accumulating on my sand I'll clean it off today and it'll be back tomorrow what is the best sand shifter I can get

 

[Tyler Roth]

how old is the tank?

 

[MonsterReef]

All most a year

 

[Tyler Roth]

Maybe a Diamond Goby? Sounds like Diatoms

 

[cloak]

What kind of water are you using? If it's RO/DI then perhaps the filters need replacing. (Silicates)

http://www.reefcleaners.org/nuisance-algae-id-guide

 

[MonsterReef]

I use ro/di but think membrane needs changed all other filter are new 4 stage

 

[jman9331]

I use ro/di but think membrane needs changed all other filter are new 4 stage

What does your clean up crew consist of?

 

[MonsterReef]

3 turbo 5 nitrate snails and about 6 hermit crabs in a 75 gallon

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

could be a phase. Do you run a fuge?

 

[morpheas]

@twilliard might be able to help. Do you have a pic of it?

 

[MonsterReef]

Setting my middle chamber up as a fuge tommrow got light today and cheoto coming with micro algae

 

[MonsterReef]

Treating for cyano tommrow too been dosing peroxide but no luck bought a canyo treatment today it says to only use when the lights are on turn skimmer carbon and gfo off my question is do I need to put a air stone in the maintain to keep the oxygen levels up while skimmer is off for 24 hours

 

[MonsterReef]

Most of it is brown but have spots of red with bubbles on it

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

phase.

 

[fab]

Have you looked at thread
https://www.reef2reef.com/posts/2895815/
by @twilliard on dosing H2O2?

@morpheas tried to point you there...
Just checking to make sure you know about it.

@twilliard might be able to help. Do you have a pic of it?

 

[twilliard]

A picture will be needed for this situation.
There are a few things it can be. If you picked up chemiclean you can try it but be careful as your o2 levels will drop.

Picture ;)

Thanks guys!

 

[MonsterReef]

I think the chemiclean did the trick time will tell dosed h2o2 for two weeks no results

 

[twilliard]

I think the chemiclean did the trick time will tell dosed h2o2 for two weeks no results

This is where it gets interesting.
H2O2 has almost no effect on spirulina but chemiclean does :)