how do I remove brown algae on my live sand?

[RCA]

Anyone knows how to remove brown algae from my livesand? And is it bad to have brown algae?

[AquaReefer]

It's part of the cycling process when nutrients are high. Have you added some turbo snails?

[RCA]

Nope have not anything yet except live rocks and sand.

[angmoh]

u can get some sand shifting inverts such as sea cucumbers, sand shifting stars, sand dollars to do the job.

[mitlancer]

Last alternative, suck them out during your next water change.

[RCA]

Ok think will try to get sand shifting inverts first. Thanks alot

[RCA]

Last alternative, suck them out during your next water change.

After sucking will they come back again?

[vidextreme]

can you post a picture of the brown algae from your tank?

[erikokelf]

It's really dependent on your water parameter, if you could maintain good husbandry practice they won't bug you anymore.

[RCA]

What is husbandry?

[RCA]

Anyway I notice there is something hairy black in color on my live rocks anyone knows what isit?

[37Alpha]

Think sea cucumber will

Do the job

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[Sani Boyan]

Husbandry: You are the husband to your tank, aka your 'wife'. Good close attention and care to your tank as you do to your wife.

[Sani Boyan]

Sand shifters will help. But if you are unlucky like me who have a sea cucumber who thinks he is under paid and decides to just laze around by the rocks, just suck it out during water change. Another way is to have good circulation so less detritus have chance to accumulate on the sand bed. So less sucking.... my 0.0005 cents worth of findings.

[RCA]

Ok thanks fot the info. Will try all the methods to get rid of it.

[erikokelf]

I used to have that problem as well, but i will try to swift and suck out the brown algae during water change.

Also you could try having more flow around the sand bed which helps.

But the root cause is still your water parameter, if you can try minimise your po4 and no3 they should disappear soon.

[RCA]

But if the flow on sand it will be flying around

[harlo]

Use to have brown algae growing on my sand bed. Even after clearing, it came back after one day. Decided to get sand dollar, star shifter and bringing down po4, my sand bed is so much better now.

[erikokelf]

Don't use direct flow on the sand bed to avoid sand storm but try having some flow on it.

[vidextreme]

I think we still need some picts of the brown algae. It could be the brown algae diatoms or red slime. Both has two different solutions, one of which is pretty dangerous. So, I'll refrain to advise any such before we can ID which type of algae.

Can you take some photos of the affected area?

[Hafiz-zul Hasif]

Hi! What do I do if my water is cloudy?

[vidextreme]

Hi! What do I do if my water is cloudy?

Hi, you can try to search the forum for similar issue. Or you can start a new thread in the forum as to not hijack the current topic.

But to answer your question...

There maybe several reasons why your water is cloudy.

Here's a few I can think of...

- recent death in the tank that causes a bacteria bloom (symptoms: smell of death in the tank)

- new tank syndrome, which could also be a bacteria bloom (symptoms: same with first one)

- spike in carbonates that precipitates the calcium ions into calcium carbonates, usually caused by change in pH or tank recently received heavy dose of Kalk or carbonates. (symptoms: pH drastically changed from usual readings)

- caulerpa going 'sexual' (symptoms: almost all caulerpas are melting)

[RCA]

I think we still need some picts of the brown algae. It could be the brown algae diatoms or red slime. Both has two different solutions, one of which is pretty dangerous. So, I'll refrain to advise any such before we can ID which type of algae. Can you take some photos of the affected area?

Ok bro will post some pics.

[RCA]

Pics

[RCA]

I think we still need some picts of the brown algae. It could be the brown algae diatoms or red slime. Both has two different solutions, one of which is pretty dangerous. So, I'll refrain to advise any such before we can ID which type of algae. Can you take some photos of the affected area?

Pics uploaded.