smfyr241 Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 I need help with brown alge.....its all over my sand , LR and gets on my glass.....Im running an eclipse 12 with the wet dry it comes with (wheel / filter media). I have a clean up crew.....emerald,coral banded shrimp, 5 red legged hermits, 2 zebra hermits, 3 queen conch, 1 bumblebee and 1 astrea. water changes are 2 gal. once a week. Lighting is a 32 watt PC on fro 8 hrs. Nitrates are 10 and wont go lower. Already tried the 5 gal. water change........I would like a clean tank...Please help Link to comment
smfyr241 Posted February 10, 2003 Author Share Posted February 10, 2003 Forgot to add........20 lbs of live rock....zoomed powerhead for circulation... Link to comment
belamy Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 smfy, how old and how big is your tank? looks like you might have a cyano outbreak which is common for new tanks that are going through cycling,especially since your nitrates are still high (should be at 0). Link to comment
smfyr241 Posted February 10, 2003 Author Share Posted February 10, 2003 4 months old, 12 gal...the only thing is the substrate is about 1 1/2 lbs. I want to add some and see ...will this help? Link to comment
belamy Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 usually the cyano will eventually die off as the cycling completes. your clean crew should be taking care of the bloom. I would wait until after it's been cycled before adding new layers of sand Link to comment
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