Why do I Have Brown Algae????????????

[paul monroy]

I have a 30 gallon tank and it has been running for about two weeks. I use to have a 10 gallon before, but then I transfered every thing to my 30 gal. I had a problem with brown algae in my 10 gal and now it is starting to grow all over my 30 gal. Now, my questions are these:
What is brown Aglae?
What causes it?
How do I get rid of it?
Is it bad/good for tank?
Is it part of the cycling?
-Thank you-

 

[fender]

What you are actually seeing is diatoms and that means your tank is finishing the cycle. I freaked when it happened to my tank but three weeks later they were gone. HTH

 

[turtle]

I had the exact same thing on my tank when I started. Let me ask you......what kind of water do you put in it? Tap? RO? Filtered?
Turtle

 

[paul monroy]

I put Tap water in

 

[nm reef]

Tap water could be part of the source of the problem.......may be causing high phosphate levels........which in turn contribute to algae problems...........I'd suggest trying water changes on a regular basis and switching to ro water......see if it helps