brown algea

[blake374]

Turning the lights off will help, but that is like doing water changes in that it dosn't get to the source of the problem.

Another thing to consider is the source of your water. I have read that non ro/di water can contribute to diatoms. Somthing called silicates are fuel for diatoms, and they can come from unfilterd tap water and non arragonite sand.

There is also always the chance that they will just go away in a little while. I would try some easy fixes and not get too frustrated. Once in a while I will notice that I am getting some diatoms, then they just go away.

[zeddy]

ive been doing treatments for weeks now and its still there. reserching for days and finally found the culpret its dinoflaggelates if anyone has any info or experience with this please let me know

[simplycoral]

Reduce nutrients; Use GFO, Reduce your lighting period, Use more carbon & Manually remove as much as possible daily..

I believe that raising the PH can also help, although i would be careful and do it very slowly.

Hope this helps,

Simon..

[zeddy]

thank you i will be slowly working on it all weekend