Algae questions

Hello people,
My 46G tank has been cycling for about 5 weeks now. About a week and a half
ago, algae started growing on the glass, and now all the live rock is pretty
brownish, with more algae on the glass. I have used lighting on the tank
for about 3 hours a day only. Water from 5 stage RO/DI unit. A few
questions:

Pictures of the algae to help with my questions
http://bighaig.com/algae/algae.htm

1) Is this algae growth bad? Or is this pretty normal for a tank with no
critters in it?
2) Is this type of algae bad? If so, what can I do?
3) Will Algae Attack Pack - Ultimate Pack
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...=25&pCatId=531 - clean
the algae up? Is edible algae for critters? I will be adding these in
about a week or so.
4) If Algae pack will not clean it up, what can I do?

Thanks.
BigHaig

hey i got the EXACT same algea problem , except i have a cycled 45 gallon with
fish only. i have a foxface lo , and an algea blenny that try to nibble at it
but it spreads just too fast. after multiple 4 stage r/o water changes nothing
is proving effective to me so far. i imagine it reproduces too fast for an
algea attack pack to neutralize it. but keep me posted if you find something
out cuz iam stumped to!!

I had a similar problem, and when i askes my lfs about they suggested i pick
up some snails[astrea, red foot, or turbo], in a couple days they had wiped
out my algae problem, and kept it to a minimum afterwards.



"BigHaig" wrote in message
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Hello people,
My 46G tank has been cycling for about 5 weeks now. About a week and a
half
ago, algae started growing on the glass, and now all the live rock is
pretty
brownish, with more algae on the glass. I have used lighting on the tank
for about 3 hours a day only. Water from 5 stage RO/DI unit. A few
questions:

Pictures of the algae to help with my questions
http://bighaig.com/algae/algae.htm

1) Is this algae growth bad? Or is this pretty normal for a tank with no
critters in it?
2) Is this type of algae bad? If so, what can I do?
3) Will Algae Attack Pack - Ultimate Pack
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...=25&pCatId=531 -
clean
the algae up? Is edible algae for critters? I will be adding these in
about a week or so.
4) If Algae pack will not clean it up, what can I do?

Thanks.
BigHaig

Mine did the same at about 4 weeks into the cycle. I reduced the light in
half for about a week and its gone now and has been for a month. I'm now
running the lights 8 - 12h per day. Get some crabs and turbo's and maybe a
fish or two to help complete the cycling but introduce them in intervals.
"...." wrote in message
...
I had a similar problem, and when i askes my lfs about they suggested i
pick
up some snails[astrea, red foot, or turbo], in a couple days they had
wiped
out my algae problem, and kept it to a minimum afterwards.



"BigHaig" wrote in message
ink.net...
Hello people,
My 46G tank has been cycling for about 5 weeks now. About a week and a
half
ago, algae started growing on the glass, and now all the live rock is
pretty
brownish, with more algae on the glass. I have used lighting on the
tank
for about 3 hours a day only. Water from 5 stage RO/DI unit. A few
questions:

Pictures of the algae to help with my questions
http://bighaig.com/algae/algae.htm

1) Is this algae growth bad? Or is this pretty normal for a tank with no
critters in it?
2) Is this type of algae bad? If so, what can I do?
3) Will Algae Attack Pack - Ultimate Pack
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...=25&pCatId=531 -
clean
the algae up? Is edible algae for critters? I will be adding these in
about a week or so.
4) If Algae pack will not clean it up, what can I do?

Thanks.
BigHaig

The Algae pack I bought cleaned up the tank in about 2 days. Within the
first 4 hours they were at work on the front glass. It was great! They are
cool to watch too.

Algae Attack Pack - Ultimate Pack
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...=25&pCatId=531



"BigHaig" wrote in message
ink.net...
Hello people,
My 46G tank has been cycling for about 5 weeks now. About a week and a
half
ago, algae started growing on the glass, and now all the live rock is
pretty
brownish, with more algae on the glass. I have used lighting on the tank
for about 3 hours a day only. Water from 5 stage RO/DI unit. A few
questions:

Pictures of the algae to help with my questions
http://bighaig.com/algae/algae.htm

1) Is this algae growth bad? Or is this pretty normal for a tank with no
critters in it?
2) Is this type of algae bad? If so, what can I do?
3) Will Algae Attack Pack - Ultimate Pack
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...=25&pCatId=531 -
clean
the algae up? Is edible algae for critters? I will be adding these in
about a week or so.
4) If Algae pack will not clean it up, what can I do?

Thanks.
BigHaig