What can i do about my browm algae problem

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firefly386

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rockford IL
i have a salt water tank 90g and i use r/o water the tank has been set up for almost a year and i am still haveing a problem with diatom algae(brown algae) I have 100 or so snail but they can keep up...any ideas would help ty
 
Check your filtering system. It is best to use ro/di water. The reverse osmosis is great but you stll will benefit from di portion of filtration
 
reduce lightinng
reduce feeding
if you are using frozen food
rinse it off well in cold to warm water
frozen food is high in po4
learned it the hard way
 
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