Algae on surface of water

[WerezMiePie]

I have a 55 gallon its cycle is finally over it has bean up for a few months. The algae appears greenish brown, but when I place my hand in the water and pull it out the algae comes out orange. I am using v12s.

 

[chimmike]

need more surface agitation via powerheads.

filtration?

Water source?

 

[WerezMiePie]

Ro/Di, Single crappy power head (Getting myself another for xmas), directed towards surface, The tank intake is submerged when above water it makes a terrible sucking noise.

 

[chimmike]

sounds like return isn't matched to overflow because it's a basic overflow.
can you make the herbie method work? What tank?

As for water source, what's the TDS of the water?
What are the parameters?

Light source/photoperiod?

 

[Bogue Chitto]

You need more overflow action to pull that scum off the surface.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Do a search here for a thread called something like "Sun Sun powerhead" You can get these 800 gph powerheads for under $8 which includes shipping. All you need to know about them is in the thread.