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  • New Tank Brown Growth

    From Suds@1:278/230 to All on Sat Apr 3 10:54:00 2004
    Need some expert advice...

    Facts: been cycling 3-4 weeks, new tank, 4 happy Damsels, live sand
    only, good amonia, a little high nitrite (.225 ppm ), no nitrate,
    canister and wet-dry filters.

    Problem: ugly brown growth on the sand and rocks.

    Question: Will this go away by itself or do I need to adjust
    something?
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  • From Steven Reeves@1:311/13 to Suds on Thu Apr 8 13:12:41 2004
    Re: New Tank Brown Growth

    Need some expert advice...

    Facts: been cycling 3-4 weeks, new tank, 4 happy Damsels, live sand
    only, good amonia, a little high nitrite (.225 ppm ), no nitrate,
    canister and wet-dry filters.

    Problem: ugly brown growth on the sand and rocks.

    Question: Will this go away by itself or do I need to adjust
    something?

    Well .. Wet Dry filters are nitrate factories .. the reason for the brown algi is high nitrate/nitrite ... you say that you have 0 nitrate .. I cant believe that being you have algi ... I would test with another test kit ... Are you sure its brown? .. or more red than brown? ... Cano alge is a reddish brown and

    slimy to the touch.. and needs to be controlled ...

    If you have live sand .. I would get rid of the wet/dry filter ... and put some

    live rock in the tank ... buy it from several places though for diversity ...

    If the tank is new .. and you state that it is .. it is normal for the alge to grow ... this is part of the tank cycling ... when the alge is gone ... you can

    be pretty sure that its cycled .. and ready for live stock ...

    I highly recommend that you remove that wet/dry filter .. and go with live rock

    and sand .. you will be MUCH happier with the results.

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