brown rust like powder

[digitalsteve]

grrr.... this stuff is growing like mad! i really wish i could catch a break here!@... should i do a water change already , the water ihasnt been in there for more then a week, perhaps a few more cleaners might be in order

[Willow]

skimmerless... nice job sir! we need to start a skimmer free group!

[Snappy]

When I had the rusty brown algae problem I found that adding a PH buffer to the tank helped a lot. I also poured the buffer I mixed directly into the tank and over the rocks which were the worst and it seemed to kill it. I don't know if this was the biggest factor or not. I looked at it like chicken soup for a cold--may not help but it won't hurt either. I may have just gotten lucky and I am sure that someone out there will correct me. However, right or wrong it helped in my tank.
Greg

[Willow]

Originally Posted by Snappy

When I had the rusty brown algae problem I found that adding a PH buffer to the tank helped a lot. I also poured the buffer I mixed directly into the tank and over the rocks which were the worst and it seemed to kill it. I don't know if this was the biggest factor or not. I looked at it like chicken soup for a cold--may not help but it won't hurt either. I may have just gotten lucky and I am sure that someone out there will correct me. However, right or wrong it helped in my tank.
Greg

ok that just sounds dangerous.