New cycle on Nuvo16

[codyren]

I have a nuvo16 and am letting it run through its cycle. I started getting a lot of brown algae that covered everything. I still haven't tested my parameters yet. Will the brown algae go away or should I manually clean it off the rocks and substrate? It has been cycling for about 2 weeks now. I have no problem with the "waiting game" as I use to run a 75gallon reef system a while back but I never got this much algae on my 75. I am guessing it is because this is less volume, therefore making it quicker to spread. Could someone give me some insight on how I should go about handling this tank? I want to do it the right way the first time.

 

[undeadsoldier988]

It will go away. I just actually helped another guy with the same problem. It can come from the tapwater top offs, or some brands of sand, or saltwater. But eventually it will starve.

 

[LPSGUY]

You could clean it off and blow it around, that will help. But eventually it will go away.