How do I get rid of it (brown algae)!?!?!

codygarner08 · Nov 19, 2018

How do you guys fight this brown algae!!!!!
do I need more flow or will this always be there? It only goes away after I do water changes, I do them weekly!

NY_Caveman · Nov 19, 2018

We can figure this out, but need a bit more information. Does it come off easy? What kind of snails do you have in there? What are your water parameters (especially Nitrate and Phosphate). What size is the tank? How long has it been set up. How long have you had this issue? What lighting do you have? Do you use tap water or RO/DI? What is providing flow in the tank?

As much information as you can provide would be great.

codygarner08 · Nov 26, 2018

Well I figured out my problem.... my RODI waste line was going into my clean water collection tank... the clean water was being pushed out to the waste collection tank. So for the last 2-3 months I have been using RODI waste water for my aquarium.
The funny thing is all my corals and my fish have been doing fine, the only issue was the brown algae.
So now I’m doing a complete water change with clean RODI water. [emoji1750]‍[emoji3603]