what eats brown algae?

[xjayx]

My tank is finally done cycling.
i've got a damsil and a hermit and a snail in there but I think I've been over feeding them cause now there's brown algee starting to grow on the substrait.
Any suggestions on what to buy to either clean up the food off of the floor or eat the algae?
I still need to buy a clean up crew but would turbo snails and hermit crabs eat that stuff?

 

[xjayx]

maybe, could you guys suggest a good bottom cleaning fish for a new tank?
My LFS sold me a mandrain and I won't make that mistake again.

 

[osb]

Originally Posted by xjayx
My tank is finally done cycling.
i've got a damsil and a hermit and a snail in there but I think I've been over feeding them cause now there's brown algee starting to grow on the substrait.
Any suggestions on what to buy to either clean up the food off of the floor or eat the algae?
I still need to buy a clean up crew but would turbo snails and hermit crabs eat that stuff?
Sounds like diatoms, get a cleanup crew, this web site sells the based on the size of your tank. Sea Cukes are supposed to be good for sand.

 

[bigarn]

Yep, it's diatoms... normal for a young tank. Be sure you have good waterflow throughout the tank, and stop overfeeding... it'll pass. Hermits and nassarius snails will help in the meantime.