Brown/green Algae on my lace rock !!

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rdracer66

Large Fish
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Oct 22, 2002
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This is not good is it ?
I have a 55 gallon cichlid tank with mbuna and peacocks
and one pleco  and last week i added a new strip light that holds 2 4ft long lights one i think is 1000k and the other is a blue light i keep t hem on 12hrs a day by timer
and i just noticed today when feeding them that my lace rock has green algae which i saw a hint of before and now i'm seeing brown algae
is this good ? probably not and if it's not good how do i get rid of it, water tests find very low on nitrite and ammonia and ph is solid 7.8
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Cichlid-Dude

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Oct 22, 2002
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Green and Brown algae are generally considered "good" algae.  Mbuna, Peacocks, and Plecos will eat then.  Blue-Green (Cyanobacteria) is "bad" algae and won't be eaten.

I had a break-out of Blue-Green in my 55g Mbuna tank.  During this time the good algae stopped growing (Blue-Green was taking all of the necessary nutrients).  Once I wiped out the Blue-Green stuff, the Green and Brown algae once again started growing.  I was very happy when it returned because it gave nibble food for the fish and signaled that the Blue-Green stuff was gone.

You are lighting your tank with saltwater lights.  The 10K and Acintic lights are to promote coral and "good marine" algae growth.  I suspect they may be helping the green and brown algae to appear as they mimic the sun.

Unless it is excessive, I wouldn't worry about it.  I like a good coat of Green Algae on my rocks, I think it makes them look nicer.

Good Luck
 

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