Morrison
Active member
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2010
- Messages
- 1,625
- Reaction score
- 16
- Points
- 38
- Country
- Netherlands
Okay, suddenly I started to notice some rusty colored dots on the glass of my tank. (Inside) and suddenly it became more and more and right now I have to brush off that nasty kind of algae from the glass every day or two. And not only the glass. Also the (fake) plants, ornaments etc. And when I think I got rid of it all... a day later it's there again.
It's not the green type of algae. This is brown. Looks like rust and it's annoying.
I don't know what kind of algae this is and if it's dangerous for axies (don't think so but you'll never know). And how to get rid of it.
All my other tanks are okay.
Water parameters are okay. Pretty much like always and I don't have lights but the tank stands close to a window. (Also the other tanks and they are okay). I sleep a lot (lol) so the curtains aren't open early so they don't have too much light.
Or is this a kind of algae that loves 'almost no light'?
And how do I get rid of it? I don't want to use chemicals and stuff if it's not neccesary.
(I can't find much about brown algae in tanks... But it looks a bit like this: http://www.reefland.com/ninong/Picture_0408.jpg )
It's not the green type of algae. This is brown. Looks like rust and it's annoying.
I don't know what kind of algae this is and if it's dangerous for axies (don't think so but you'll never know). And how to get rid of it.
All my other tanks are okay.
Water parameters are okay. Pretty much like always and I don't have lights but the tank stands close to a window. (Also the other tanks and they are okay). I sleep a lot (lol) so the curtains aren't open early so they don't have too much light.
Or is this a kind of algae that loves 'almost no light'?
And how do I get rid of it? I don't want to use chemicals and stuff if it's not neccesary.
(I can't find much about brown algae in tanks... But it looks a bit like this: http://www.reefland.com/ninong/Picture_0408.jpg )