| There is one problem in life that affects every single | | | | Replacing your water regularly is another tactic that |
| aquarium owner whether it's saltwater or freshwater, | | | | works very well. The trick here is to control all of the |
| and that problem is algae growth. On this subject, | | | | nutrients that are in the aquarium water. These |
| there is good news and bad news. The bad news is | | | | nutrients include silicates, phosphates and nitrates, as |
| that you cannot completely get rid of saltwater | | | | well as controlling iron. At the same time, add more |
| aquarium algae, but the good news is that there are | | | | life aquarium plants as they can feed off of these |
| things you can do to help keep it in check. This article | | | | nutrients lowering the chances that too much algae |
| will show you some of the things that you can do. | | | | can actually survive. |
| The first thing you need to check is your lighting | | | | Brown algae, also known as diatoms, do not rely on |
| system. For people who keep their quarry and light | | | | the power of the sun for their growth, therefore |
| on 24 hours a day, algae growth can get out of hand | | | | controlling the amount of light will not get rid of it. For |
| very quickly. If this is the case with your tank, try | | | | this you can try to clean your gravel, and the water |
| only keeping your light on 10 hours a day at the | | | | changes that you're going to do before should help. |
| most. Remember that you are simulating a natural | | | | The reason why first-time saltwater aquarium |
| environment in your tank any nature, the sun does | | | | owners have problems with this type of algae is that |
| not shine 24 hours a day on most of the planet. | | | | the water usually has a high level of silicone and a |
| Many people believe that you can put fish in your tag | | | | low level of phosphate. Brown algae love these |
| that will eat all the algae up. This is only partially true, | | | | conditions and will grow readily. As the phosphate |
| and if you're working with a freshwater tank it would | | | | level increases with the age of the tank, the Brown |
| be absolutely true. There are limitations however with | | | | algae would disappear in the green algae will take |
| saltwater tanks. There are very few fish that can | | | | over. At this point you can add your invertebrates as |
| survive in a saltwater tank that are good algae | | | | they love the green stuff. |
| eaters. The best advice here is to think about having | | | | As stated earlier, it will be impossible to get rid of all |
| some invertebrates in your tank. Snails, sea urchins, | | | | the algae at your tank, and you would not want to |
| and hermit crabs would be very happy campers | | | | anyway as it is still an important part of the |
| instead. You just need to make sure that your tank | | | | saltwater tanks ecosystem. Take the steps above |
| conditions and other fish are okay with these sea | | | | and you should be aware control your saltwater |
| creatures present. | | | | aquarium algae. |