Brown algae

[MonsterReef]

How do you get rid of brown algae it is getting on rocks and glass not bad yet but to nip it in the but before it is

 

[BoneXriffic]

How old is tank?

 

[MonsterReef]

1 year

 

[BoneXriffic]

Whats your source water for changes and top off?

Could be silicates in the water, whats your phosphates at?

 

[MonsterReef]

I use ro/di and getting phophast kit I run gfo

 

[Sabellafella]

Could you provide a picture? Maybe because it could be dinos or something different

 

[BoneXriffic]

If you are making your own rodi do you use a tds meter?

 

[Alanc425]

An algae scrubber will eventually outcompete all other algae and but make your system ultra low nutrient

 

[MonsterReef]

on rock and glass

 

[MonsterReef]

Do not have tds meter

 

[BoneXriffic]

I would reccomend one

 

[MonsterReef]

Where do I get one and how will I use it

 

[BoneXriffic]

What kind of ro unit do you have?

 

[MonsterReef]

 

[MonsterReef]

This one can you see pic

 

[Alanc425]

Where do I get one and how will I use it

http://www.amazon.com/HM-Digital-TDS-3-Handheld-Carrying/dp/B000VTQM70

Just put the probe end into a a small amount of RODI water and turn it on

 

[Mike W]

I had the exact same issue with brown algae when I started. At first I was using the well water at my home which is 38' deep. Instead of sinking a lot of money into a water purification system, I decided to use well water from another source 5 miles away which is 135' deep and through daily water changes, I noticed a major difference within a week. Brown algae has been completely eliminated for two years now.

 

[Jbryan243]

What type of rock did you use?

 

[Congaken]

I have that problem and I believe it is diatoms from silicate...the meter will show that...saw an $18 one on EBay...mine got worse when I started using RO water from Walmart...it is not DI...going b ack to distilled water until I can afford an RO/DI unit and we'll see...

 

[Jbryan243]

I had this same issue in one tank but not my other tank, (still have a little) and it may be due to the rock I used in my 90 gallon. Some of the rock I have no clue what it was/is and the other was dry rock I bought cheap 8 years ago and yes I leaned a lesson!