Battling Brown Algae on Glass - Page 2

Galaxyreef · 03/03/2016, 05:01 PM

Sounds maybe like Dino's/nutrient problem.

nath514 · 03/05/2016, 03:58 PM

Thanks for the suggestions. I got my sump plumbed up today which I am hoping will help. It makes it much easier to change out the filter floss and to do more frequent water changes. I am hoping that the next few weeks will show improvements. Here is the sump if anyone wants to take a look

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...2561356http://

nath514 · 03/17/2016, 09:45 AM

My algae problem is much less now that I have the sump, I also built a protein skimmer last weekend and am hoping that will help as well.

reef master 25 · 03/17/2016, 11:31 AM

Hello I'm still new to the hobby but I'm having a very bad time with either cyano bacteria or diatoms I'm not sure which it is. My tank has been running for about 8 months now so I don't think it's diatoms but my p.h keeps bottoming out but my nitrites nitrates ammonia alk. Is all fine my alk is at 8 all other levels are at 0. My p.h at the moment is just under 8 and that's where it stays most of the time. But just recently it would not even read on the test it was so low but yet everything else was ok. I have a 75 gal. With a hob reef Octo 100ss skimmer and a hob filter which I'm fixing to get rid of and get a Br gfo/ carbon reactor but I can't get rid of this bacteria/algae please help I'm going crazy.not letting me post pictures

Ryan1190 · 03/17/2016, 12:01 PM

I have a very similar problem as this - Can't figure it out. I run carbon and GFO. If I let it go a week the glass is totally covered.

Ejb · 08/24/2017, 12:42 PM

I know this is an older thread but I am curious if the problem went away. I am starting to have this same issue in my tank and it is almost 5 months old. I have been running carbon and gfo for a while now and it doesn't seem to stop the problem. My test results are exactly the same as nath514. If it was dinos wouldnt it grow on the sand and rocks? Also I have heard that nothing will eat dinos but snails have been eating this but cant rid it completely. I do weekly 30% water changes since the tank cycled. So I am curious if this problem just went away after a while. My problem started when I changed my light to the kessil a360.

Ejb · 08/24/2017, 12:45 PM

Also since there is not much algae in the tank only on the glass could it really make the readings as low as they are? My corals are happy for the most part, I do think I should stop running the gfo since I believe it is starting to bleach one of my stylos.

03/17/2016, 11:31 AM	#29
reef master 25 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: mississippi Posts: 1	brown algae Hello I'm still new to the hobby but I'm having a very bad time with either cyano bacteria or diatoms I'm not sure which it is. My tank has been running for about 8 months now so I don't think it's diatoms but my p.h keeps bottoming out but my nitrites nitrates ammonia alk. Is all fine my alk is at 8 all other levels are at 0. My p.h at the moment is just under 8 and that's where it stays most of the time. But just recently it would not even read on the test it was so low but yet everything else was ok. I have a 75 gal. With a hob reef Octo 100ss skimmer and a hob filter which I'm fixing to get rid of and get a Br gfo/ carbon reactor but I can't get rid of this bacteria/algae please help I'm going crazy.not letting me post pictures Last edited by reef master 25; 03/17/2016 at 11:45 AM. Reason: pictures

08/24/2017, 12:42 PM	#31
Ejb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 177	I know this is an older thread but I am curious if the problem went away. I am starting to have this same issue in my tank and it is almost 5 months old. I have been running carbon and gfo for a while now and it doesn't seem to stop the problem. My test results are exactly the same as nath514. If it was dinos wouldnt it grow on the sand and rocks? Also I have heard that nothing will eat dinos but snails have been eating this but cant rid it completely. I do weekly 30% water changes since the tank cycled. So I am curious if this problem just went away after a while. My problem started when I changed my light to the kessil a360. Last edited by Ejb; 08/24/2017 at 12:52 PM.

03/03/2016, 05:01 PM	#26
Galaxyreef Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 51	Sounds maybe like Dino's/nutrient problem.

03/05/2016, 03:58 PM	#27
nath514 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 69	Thanks for the suggestions. I got my sump plumbed up today which I am hoping will help. It makes it much easier to change out the filter floss and to do more frequent water changes. I am hoping that the next few weeks will show improvements. Here is the sump if anyone wants to take a look http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...2561356http://

03/17/2016, 09:45 AM	#28
nath514 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 69	My algae problem is much less now that I have the sump, I also built a protein skimmer last weekend and am hoping that will help as well.

03/17/2016, 12:01 PM	#30
Ryan1190 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Washington DC Posts: 109	I have a very similar problem as this - Can't figure it out. I run carbon and GFO. If I let it go a week the glass is totally covered.

08/24/2017, 12:45 PM	#32
Ejb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 177	Also since there is not much algae in the tank only on the glass could it really make the readings as low as they are? My corals are happy for the most part, I do think I should stop running the gfo since I believe it is starting to bleach one of my stylos.