Yeah, all this algae is coming up lately. My lights are only on from 6pm to midnight. That is not long at all. I was using RO water to stop brown algae and never saw a change, so I stop. I now have like 20 1 gallon jugs that I fill, stresscoat, and let sit until i need to top off the tank.
Well, when I got home, I could not stand the look of my tank. I pulled all the fish and rock out. Then I pulled all the sand out. I filled a tote box with all new sand and took it to the bath tube and got most of the dust out. Then I slowly added it back to the tank. After I got the sand in, I put the rock back, waited about 30 mins and added the fish back. The tank was a little cloudy, but this morning it was clear again. I am going to change my light schedule again to adjust for the increase of daylight.
Has anyone heard of putting Fa mal da hyde(sp?) in their tank. I was told by the person I buy sharks from that it is great for parasites that UVs and copper can't kill.