Soft Brown Algae

golusin

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Hi,

can anyone help me to identify (and get rid of) the soft brown algae in the pictures.

Thanks

Nick
 
Hi Nick,

Try looking up Hincksia. I'll dig through my books and see what I can find. What temperature do you keep your water at? Do you test your nitrates, phosphates, etc? What are they? Do you use RO/DI or another type of purified water for your saltwater and topoff?

Kevin
 
My water is 78F (I think, its really 28C) , Nitrates are <5ppm and usually 0 nowadays, PH at 8.0 - 8.2. I don't test for phosphates. I use NSW for water changes (about 5% per month) and RO/DI for all top up. No carbon but I intend to start using it soon.

I will do a search around for Hincksia and see what I get.

Thanks,

Nick
 
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