Brown alge???? - Aquarium Advice

sonoma2nv · 01-10-2006, 05:01 PM

ok the tanks has been up since saturday 1/7/06 i have brown alge growning on the live rock.I am running the lights from 6:10am-12

m.How log should i be keeping the lights on for?Thanks Derrick

Brenden · 01-10-2006, 05:14 PM

Lights are not important during the cycle. They will only help algae grow. The only reason you may want to run them is if you have coralline you want to keep alive.

Feron · 01-10-2006, 05:40 PM

I kept mine on during the cycle.. I liked staring at my box of rocks heh
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seaham358 · 01-10-2006, 07:01 PM

sounds like diatom algae and it is a normal part of the tank cycle. It should go away in a few weeks. lights not needed, if you want to run them do it when your home so you cna view the tank for a few hour a day.

01-10-2006, 05:01 PM	#1
sonoma2nv Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: va Posts: 164	Brown alge???? ok the tanks has been up since saturday 1/7/06 i have brown alge growning on the live rock.I am running the lights from 6:10am-12m.How log should i be keeping the lights on for?Thanks Derrick

01-10-2006, 05:14 PM	#2
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	Lights are not important during the cycle. They will only help algae grow. The only reason you may want to run them is if you have coralline you want to keep alive. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

01-10-2006, 07:01 PM	#4
seaham358 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 3,296 Images: 21	sounds like diatom algae and it is a normal part of the tank cycle. It should go away in a few weeks. lights not needed, if you want to run them do it when your home so you cna view the tank for a few hour a day. __________________ 9/02-125 REEF, 125 lbs LR,LS 4x160 VHO, Reef Devil /Sump, Fuge 7/03-55 FOWLR 60lb LR, 50 lb SD sand 2x40 NO strip light, Reef Devil/sump, Fuge TANK PICS http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=98202

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01-10-2006, 05:40 PM	#3
Feron Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Atl, GA Posts: 381	I kept mine on during the cycle.. I liked staring at my box of rocks heh (9-9)