Re: Algae questions

Mine did the same at about 4 weeks into the cycle. I reduced the light in
half for about a week and its gone now and has been for a month. I'm now
running the lights 8 - 12h per day. Get some crabs and turbo's and maybe a
fish or two to help complete the cycling but introduce them in intervals.
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> I had a similar problem, and when i askes my lfs about they suggested i
pick
> up some snails[astrea, red foot, or turbo], in a couple days they had
wiped
> out my algae problem, and kept it to a minimum afterwards.
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> "BigHaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Hello people,
> > My 46G tank has been cycling for about 5 weeks now.  About a week and a
> half
> > ago, algae started growing on the glass, and now all the live rock is
> pretty
> > brownish, with more algae on the glass.  I have used lighting on the
tank
> > for about 3 hours a day only.  Water from 5 stage RO/DI unit.  A few
> > questions:
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> > Pictures of the algae to help with my questions
> > http://bighaig.com/algae/algae.htm
> >
> > 1) Is this algae growth bad? Or is this pretty normal for a tank with no
> > critters in it?
> > 2) Is this type of algae bad?  If so, what can I do?
> > 3) Will Algae Attack Pack - Ultimate Pack
> > http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=25&pCatId=531 -
> clean
> > the algae up?  Is edible algae for critters?  I will be adding these in
> > about a week or so.
> > 4) If Algae pack will not clean it up, what can I do?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > BigHaig
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