View Full Version : Brown Algea?
misscrosson
11-13-2005, 9:42 PM
How long is this stuff suppose to stay for??... I've been battling it for... well, I dunno.. 2months now.. if not more... and it just seems like everytime I clean the tank it just gets worse... ughh....
here's some pictures, it's everywhere and just looks ugly...
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6946/picture3963zm.jpg
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7963/picture3971zw.jpg
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5020/picture3982pg.jpg
stingray4540
11-14-2005, 1:01 AM
That looks just like what I've gotten recently. And it was only on the tops of the top leaves of my one live plant, but just the other day I found a small spot on my glass. I would be vary interested to see what anybody has to suggest as well.
liv2padl
11-14-2005, 6:16 AM
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/algae.htm
http://www.indiana.edu/~diatom/cystelli.jpg
misscrosson
11-14-2005, 12:30 PM
I still don't really get it.... I've had it for about... 8-10weeks now, I've been doing water changes, feeding less... and the light is on for only about... 8-10hrs a day
Xielos
11-14-2005, 1:32 PM
The brown powerdy stuff is probably diatoms, which I belive grow in low light conditions. I have the same problem in my tank. I heard that old light bulbs gradualy lose their power and therefore weakens the amount of light coming in. I keep my light on at really odd hours (turn on whenever I wake up, anywhere from 7 am to noon, turn off when I go to bed, anywhere from 10 pm to 1 am), so I think the 5 year old bulb is the culprit here.
misscrosson
11-15-2005, 12:34 PM
well... my light bulb is new, because I only bought the tank...5-6months ago...