Brown algae

[Jaime R-S]

Which invertebrate/s is/are working better "for you" to eat brown algae?

[Peter Pan]

IS it Brown algae or slime? IF its slime CHEMI CLEAN is a safe additive
to your tank to get rid out it... if its Brown Algae, Get a clean up crew
from your local LFS

"Jaime R-S" > wrote in message
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> Which invertebrate/s is/are working better "for you" to eat brown algae?
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[Hot4U]

I had a similar problem on my tank. To get rid of it I only turned on the
light in the aquarium for just a few hours each day. It worked, after about
a week the brown algae had disappeared. Now it's back to regular lighting.
I don't have any corals so that was ok for me to do. To prevent its
reoccurrence, I went to the local pet store and they recommended getting
Araga Milk to promote more "beneficial algae" that's purple in color. I've
been using that for a couple of days now. Too early to tell if it actually
works. Will see how things are after a couple of weeks.


"Peter Pan" > wrote in message
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> IS it Brown algae or slime? IF its slime CHEMI CLEAN is a safe additive
> to your tank to get rid out it... if its Brown Algae, Get a clean up crew
> from your local LFS
>
> "Jaime R-S" > wrote in message
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>> Which invertebrate/s is/are working better "for you" to eat brown algae?
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>

[RJAG]

I have a similar problem. a couple of serious water changes and a brush
with an old toothbrush removed the most of it. reducing the lighting worked
for me and a clean up crew of 6 turbo snails and a few hermit crabs.
problem is nearly all the algae is gone so what do I feed the snails etc..

R

[George]

"RJAG" > wrote in message
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>I have a similar problem. a couple of serious water changes and a brush
>with an old toothbrush removed the most of it. reducing the lighting
>worked for me and a clean up crew of 6 turbo snails and a few hermit
>crabs. problem is nearly all the algae is gone so what do I feed the
>snails etc..
>
> R

Not to worry. The will find things to eat.