Hey I need some help. I am growing brown algea on my sand. I am lighting the tank about 7 hours aday. My rocks are growing good. But I do not want it in the sand. Any help would be great.
How old is the tank?
Brown normally appears in new tanks and is actually diatoms... They'll slow down in a short while and get cleaned up by the cleanup crew.
let the tank finish its cycle... once that is done, add in the crew and they will feast!
Mine did the same thing... then a bout of hair algae, red-slime, and now bubble... Now, my coraline is really coming in all over the rocks...
you don't want to add a clean up crew until after your tank has fully cycled. it will go away with time and is a regular occorance in new set ups...especially if you are not using RO water.
