Brown algae harmful?

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mary

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Hi there, just wondering if brown algae is harmful in any way to my axies. I think it is present because of light and warmth on that side of the tank. i would like to remove it but don't know how as it flakes off and makes such a mess. We have a magnetic cleaner thingy but i don't know how that could do the job without a mess either.
 
Try scraping and sucking with the turkey baster simultaneously. It's not harmful, but is ugly.
 
Some algae-mess will always get loose in the water, but the filter should filter it out. Sometimes I use my hand with a paper towel to clean algae. I try to pull out as much on the towel as I can and throw it away.
 
thanks- i er haven't got a filter yet- i sure do need one- no matter how much hoovering i do with my precious turkey baster there is always so much "stuff" still in the tank. When i put a top-up of fresh water in - even gently- everything gets stirred up and it looks like one of those christmas snow ornaments that you shake!!
 
Mary, try a siphon for weekly water changes. This will get out a lot of the gunk in the tank.
 
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