lotsofloo Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 i have a 10g tank with lots of brown colour algae growing on the wall of my tank.in the morning i scraped them off but when i came back in the afternoon the algae was back there my nitrate level is 10 mg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Diatoms. This is due to silicates in tapwater. If there are no silicates diatoms cannot grow. You can either: 1) Live with it. 2) Use distilled or deionised water for making your saltwater and for topping up to compensate evaporation. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameshong Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Diatoms. This is due to silicates in tapwater. If there are no silicates diatoms cannot grow. You can either: 1) Live with it. 2) Use distilled or deionised water for making your saltwater and for topping up to compensate evaporation. Hi Fuel, I'm using DI/DO water from my drinking tap for the every WC and recently there are sign of diatom appears on the sandbed. What I have done before the diatom apppears are only reducing the flow rate of the wave maker in my tank to cater for newly purchased prata. I dun think my water contain any silicates so will be the cause of current flow is insufficent ? Quote Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Hi Fuel, I'm using DI/DO water from my drinking tap for the every WC and recently there are sign of diatom appears on the sandbed. What I have done before the diatom apppears are only reducing the flow rate of the wave maker in my tank to cater for newly purchased prata. I dun think my water contain any silicates so will be the cause of current flow is insufficent ? Check your TDS. The DI resin might have been exhausted. Diatoms can only grow with silicates, it is their essential nutrient. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameshong Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Check your TDS. The DI resin might have been exhausted. Diatoms can only grow with silicates, it is their essential nutrient. Ok. will try to buy one TDS meter to check the TDS. Quote Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinakid Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Ok. will try to buy one TDS meter to check the TDS. i get alot of brown algae when i dose additive like mg and ca. are these nutrient for the algae as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishiee Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 also, diatoms find it easier to grow when the water does not flow so much. your act of lowering the flow of the wavemaker could have contributed to the problem, together with the fact that your DI resin running out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinakid Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 also, diatoms find it easier to grow when the water does not flow so much. your act of lowering the flow of the wavemaker could have contributed to the problem, together with the fact that your DI resin running out. can anyone explain why is that my brown algae come and go? my situation is that when the light are on, brown algae start forming. after light off, maybe by next morning, all brown algae are almost gone? thing been going on like this for about a week. no change in water condition. or is this a nature cycle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TayHongSiang Posted March 16, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted March 16, 2010 can anyone explain why is that my brown algae come and go? my situation is that when the light are on, brown algae start forming. after light off, maybe by next morning, all brown algae are almost gone? thing been going on like this for about a week. no change in water condition. or is this a nature cycle? brown algae grow very fast...within hours can cover yr sand bed....water change and reduce yr feeding....and keep cleaning yr tank walls.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewpoh Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 will protein skimmer help to reduce the algae growth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted May 2, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted May 2, 2010 will protein skimmer help to reduce the algae growth? in a way, yes. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 in a way, yes. kekeke.... I was about to type... indirectly yes.... hehe..... 1 Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinityex Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 You can also indirectly help to reduce algal growth by growing clumps of certain algae like Chaetomorpha in your tank... Hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakura Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Mine gone in few days when I added 4 pcs of turbo snail and change my FR media. One more thing is i reduce my MH lighting and it help a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanewbie Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 i had this before and i reduced my lighting alot for a few days. Apparently this process allows the algae to starve to death...it works for me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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