Hi Guys,
I've noticed a bit of brown algae growing on leaves toward the surface of my tank. This brown algae wipes off easily and I'm not too worried about it, more curious really.
I always thought that brown algae was a syptom of insufficent light, usually around the substrate level.
The plant leaves are getting a decent wake of light near the top of the tank, and there is none of this brown algae down any lower.
Due to the hot weather here is Brisbane at the moment, and I don't have a chiller, CO2 levels haven't been able to be optimum, so I think I can attribute that to the presence of the algae. The colour has me a bit stumped though? Why brown and not green?
Scott.
I've noticed a bit of brown algae growing on leaves toward the surface of my tank. This brown algae wipes off easily and I'm not too worried about it, more curious really.
I always thought that brown algae was a syptom of insufficent light, usually around the substrate level.
The plant leaves are getting a decent wake of light near the top of the tank, and there is none of this brown algae down any lower.
Due to the hot weather here is Brisbane at the moment, and I don't have a chiller, CO2 levels haven't been able to be optimum, so I think I can attribute that to the presence of the algae. The colour has me a bit stumped though? Why brown and not green?
Scott.