I have a 7lb piece of LR that I am curing in a 5 gal tank using a powerhead, heater, and PC lighting. Since I don't have a skimmer for this tank, I have done daily 50% water changes for 5 days. Water parameters look good as of yesterday(6th day). However, I noticed a major brown algae outbreak on most of the LR yesterday and today. I've been running the PC (combo actinic + 6700k daylight--28wx2)for approximately 10 hours per day.
Question: Is the brown algae a normal occurrence? Am I running the PC's too long? I have separate switches for the actinic and daylight. Should I run one longer or shorter then the other?
And finally, will the brown algae subside or is there something else I should do?
Thanks--Loren
Question: Is the brown algae a normal occurrence? Am I running the PC's too long? I have separate switches for the actinic and daylight. Should I run one longer or shorter then the other?
And finally, will the brown algae subside or is there something else I should do?
Thanks--Loren