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So I’ve been fighting with this brown algae in my 120g for a while. The tank is about 8 months old, started from dry rock. I had what I thought was diatoms and then they cleared. But about 3 months ago it came back. Unfortunately I had a case of ich or velvet that wiped my tank. So I’ve been running it fallow 2 months now. I thought for sure that would clear my algae issue. I’ve got some soft corals and the only thing I’m feeding the tank is Reef Roids once a week.
The brown alage is my sand, glass, powerheads. It seemed kinda dusty in texture, but if I get really close I can see some tiny string bits on the bigger patches. It’s photoreactive because it disappears at night.
Phosphates and nitrates are low, I’ve turned the light intensity down by half and to a bluer spectrum. I’ve also been running carbon and GFO, along with vacuuming the sand bed. But I’m just not seeing improvement. It’s not covering the rocks, so I guess the snails are keeping them clean. Can anyone identify this and offer possible treatment.
So I’ve been fighting with this brown algae in my 120g for a while. The tank is about 8 months old, started from dry rock. I had what I thought was diatoms and then they cleared. But about 3 months ago it came back. Unfortunately I had a case of ich or velvet that wiped my tank. So I’ve been running it fallow 2 months now. I thought for sure that would clear my algae issue. I’ve got some soft corals and the only thing I’m feeding the tank is Reef Roids once a week.
The brown alage is my sand, glass, powerheads. It seemed kinda dusty in texture, but if I get really close I can see some tiny string bits on the bigger patches. It’s photoreactive because it disappears at night.
Phosphates and nitrates are low, I’ve turned the light intensity down by half and to a bluer spectrum. I’ve also been running carbon and GFO, along with vacuuming the sand bed. But I’m just not seeing improvement. It’s not covering the rocks, so I guess the snails are keeping them clean. Can anyone identify this and offer possible treatment.