Hello everyone.
I am currently dealing with a problem with my 48 gallon tank. The tank has been cycled for about 3 months now. I have 3 clownfish, 1 anemone, 1 mushroom and 2 acros....Since last week, my tank has been filling up with brown algae and i cannot get it to stop overtaking the tank or clear it out altogether....I did a 35% water change to clear a lot of it out but it came back again....i added Seachem Phosguard to my filtration but still the same.....the brown algae attaches to the rocks and on the sand they are like strings brown algae....I tried turning off lighting altogether for 2 days straight and most of it went away....but as soon as i turn the lights back on, it comes back stronger than before.....i do not think the lighting is the problem...i think that there is an underlying issue that i cannot fix or understand.....I would really appreciate some help on how to clear my tank of this crap and get it to stop growing as well....my water parameters are as follows:
Salinity: 1.025
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 5 ppm
pH: 8
Phosphate: 0.01
Calcium: 500
Alkalinity: 7
Any help would be appreciated!
I am currently dealing with a problem with my 48 gallon tank. The tank has been cycled for about 3 months now. I have 3 clownfish, 1 anemone, 1 mushroom and 2 acros....Since last week, my tank has been filling up with brown algae and i cannot get it to stop overtaking the tank or clear it out altogether....I did a 35% water change to clear a lot of it out but it came back again....i added Seachem Phosguard to my filtration but still the same.....the brown algae attaches to the rocks and on the sand they are like strings brown algae....I tried turning off lighting altogether for 2 days straight and most of it went away....but as soon as i turn the lights back on, it comes back stronger than before.....i do not think the lighting is the problem...i think that there is an underlying issue that i cannot fix or understand.....I would really appreciate some help on how to clear my tank of this crap and get it to stop growing as well....my water parameters are as follows:
Salinity: 1.025
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 5 ppm
pH: 8
Phosphate: 0.01
Calcium: 500
Alkalinity: 7
Any help would be appreciated!