algae growth

[robzilla]

ive got some rust colour algae growth happening. since ive put in my mh light last week, ive got huge growth of a rust coloured algae on the glass, lr and on the crushed coral (pretty much everywhere)
any ways to control or remove it? water changes?
will the growth subside?
:question:

[muck]

The tank is probably adjusting to your new lights.
Did you slowly acclimate the new lighting to the tank?

[robzilla]

yes, hopefully i'm adjusting the tank and light. i'm running the light for only 8 hours.
should i be adjusting to less hours then graduate up more?
whats a good starting point?

[Edmonton Eskimo]

what is the k on your bulb?

[robzilla]

14000k bulb from colarvue

[danny zubot]

I experienced the same thing when I went MH because I didn't adjust my photo period. My friend started out at 4 hours with the same setup as me and he had no algae bloom. I bought a zebra conch to help my issues.