cichlid67 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 im having a problem with brown algae. lights are on 10 hours a day. how can i tackle this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Ed Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Hi Cichlid67 What type of lighting? (Fluros, twin or single?) Any sunshine into the tank? What size tank? What fish are in the tank and how many? What type of filter(s)? Plants, substrate, etc? Posting these details can help people to help you. (unless you have posted them somewhere else and I havent seen them ) Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid67 Posted May 11, 2005 Author Share Posted May 11, 2005 Hi Cichlid67 What type of lighting? (Fluros, twin or single?) Any sunshine into the tank? What size tank? What fish are in the tank and how many? What type of filter(s)? Plants, substrate, etc? Posting these details can help people to help you. (unless you have posted them somewhere else and I havent seen them ) Ed. ← Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR73 Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Lights off just until it looks like it stops speading (a week or so). And then... don't let any sunlight on the tank. And then... depending on your tank size, buy 2-3 big Bristle Nose catfish if you don't already have them. And then... scrub off all the algae you can just prior to your regular waterchanges. And then... lights on for just a couple hours a day (at most) until you have it under control. And then... hopefully this will peg it back a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 This post should help you: http://ace.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=16302 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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