Brown algae

[Shumdog71]

Hello all, I am having an algae problem. I've read that it's common and eventually it will go away. I've read to cut back on my lighting, I have a marineland led with a day and night setting. I have it on twelve hours each way, any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks and God Bless!!

[Shumdog71]

Should have added that its an 85 gallon reef tank, with livestock. Tank has been set up for two years, I acquired it two weeks ago. So it was drained and moved, I did a 50% water change last week

[mclevenger10]

You might cut your lighting schedule down some, that should help a bit. Also, are you over feeding your fish? What is your filtration system like? Maybe in the move you stirred up a bunch of debri?

[Shumdog71]

Fish were being overfed ( twice a day), I have cut them back to once every other day. I am running two fluval 305 cans. Without a doubt the sand got sloshed around in the move. I also notice some coralin on a few pieces of my LR