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bailey Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	I have a 44 gal tank (fresh water) and just recently I started getting a brown algea growing on everything and qickly. I did just about a 50 percent water change and threw away some of the decorations. Now three weeks later the brownish gold stuff is back and growing quickly. Any ideas on what to do and how to get rid of it? Thanks]:\|
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Is the tank near a window & have direct sunlight?. How much light do you have & how many hours do you have the lights on?. How long has the tank been established? http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
bailey Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	The tank has been set up for 2 years. There is a window next to it and it only gets sun for about a half an hour in the morning (early). It's always been located in the same place. I don't turn the light on as much anymore. In the past when it was nice to look at, I had it on for about 8 hours. Thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Try not to have direct sun light & if possible lower the hours of light to 6 hours & see if you have any improvement with Algae control. It can also be caused by overfeeding & by overstocking. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	I have the same kind of algae. I've seen that leaving the lights on longer would help to get rid of it. I thinked that it helped when I did that.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
bailey Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	Like I said it's just recently been a problem. I had that problem start with my 5 gal and I finally took it down because I couldn't keep it clear (the walls). I don't have that many fish in there. I feed once a day minimumly. Prior to this it's been crystal clear. So any more help would be greatly appreciated. I was going to clean the tank again tomorrow but I don't want to do it until I get some more info from you guys. Thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Yes, it might also be lack of light. You just have to experiment with how much light you're going to have & how much hours. Water changes might help to solve the problem aswell. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
bailey Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	well, I did leave the light on all last night so I'll start there. And change the water again today. If any one else has any more input please, I would like to hear from you. Like I said I had to get rid of the little one because the problem wasn't going away. Thank you.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51


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