Brown Algae Blooming

[jumatomar]

I have a 72g tank which was established a month ago with new water and old filter in the sump, a couple of week after algae started to bloom, ammonia:0, Nitrite:0 and nitrate .05. and phosphate is present in the water. then i used Phosphate remover which i've placed in the filter. will the algae gone as soon as the the phosphate cleared?

 

[jumatomar]

my algae blooming and yet the water turn cloudy, nothing wrong with the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate is little bit elevated 12.5ppm, what cause the cloudy? HELP PLEASE

 

[Ron Leversee]

What kind of phosphate remover did you use???.. Some of the products will temporarily cloud water....

Give it a little time to clear!!

 

[kmk2307]

Is this a filmy brown algae? If so it is likely diatoms and they are almost always present in a newly established aquarium. As your system ages they should go away. Even if nutrient levels are high, the diatoms will likely go away and be replaced by something much more annoying. Keep your nitrates low and try to get those phosphates to zero and you should be set. Diatoms also rely on silica to make their frustule (cell wall) so if they don't go away, you can try a silica removing media.

HTH & GL,
Kevin

 

[jumatomar]

Is this a filmy brown algae? If so it is likely diatoms and they are almost always present in a newly established aquarium. As your system ages they should go away.

HTH & GL,
Kevin

How Does the Diatoms go? what if your nitrate still present in the tank