[SMOKIN]

I have white rocks in the bottom of my tank what do you do to get rid of the algae they are starting to turn a little brown??

 

[under_control]

This is normal. This is a diatom, and will eventually clear. Bristlenose(bushy nose) plecos do eat brown algae though.

 

[bma57]

Bristlenose(bushy nose) plecos do eat brown algae though.

Yeah they do. I had pretty major brown algae on the top surfaces of 300 pounds of rock work. I bought a 4" BN pleco. 24 hours later there were tracks all through the algae where the pleco had cleaned it. 24 more hours later, the rocks were CLEAN, and they have stayed clean ever since.

 

[SMOKIN]

I have a pleco but not the brushy nose one he does a good job on the glass and flat rocks just getting algae on the small gravel. He dont seem to be to good of a gravel cleaner.

 

[zazz]

i would love algae on my rocks.. so alive.. wouldnt want to clean it all off. :-?

 

[daywalker7]

I have the same problem now, does the brown algae get replaced by other kind later on? i think my light is on too long about 14 hrs/day, nitrate is good about 20ppm

 

[Bones08]

I've started to develop "brown" on my dolomite at the bottom of the tank...not sure if I should be concerned

 

[rashadrr]

I've just started to grow brown algae after my tank has been up for 4 months. *** had it for 4 yrs but I just moved and put it back up. I've heard the brown algae will turn to green which is what I want/ IMO you should let the algae be as long as its only on the rocks. When it comes on the glass then you should clean it off. I think the algae makes it a more natural looking habitat.

 

[zazz]

I've just started to grow brown algae after my tank has been up for 4 months. I've had it for 4 yrs but I just moved and put it back up. I've heard the brown algae will turn to green which is what I want/ IMO you should let the algae be as long as its only on the rocks. When it comes on the glass then you should clean it off. I think the algae makes it a more natural looking habitat.

i agree..its great to see plantlife co exisiting with the fish...