SaltwaterNoob17
Reefing newb
Okay, I'm kinda freaking out! :shock:
I have a 14 gallon that has been taken over by green hair algae and red slime; it's a hopeless case, and I'm shutting it down.
That's not the problem, though. I got a 46 gallon for Christmas, and it's been cycling for 4 weeks now. Basically, the cycle is done (Ammonia=0; Nitrites=0; Nitrates=20). It's been doing just fine, until today I noticed ALGAE GROWTH on the glass. I can't get a picture because it's really fine strands. It's brown, fine, and about a 1/4 of an inch long, and they're scattered all over the glass like freckles on a face not in clumps like the hair algae I'm used to seeing in my 14 gallon. I've been running my lights for only 4 hours a day. I want to add fish and a clean-up crew, but I'm waiting for my skimmer to come...it's on backorder.
Should I be freaking out?! Should I do something? (I haven't done water changes since I was considering the tank as "still cycling;" should I start?) Thanks guys... :frustrat:
I have a 14 gallon that has been taken over by green hair algae and red slime; it's a hopeless case, and I'm shutting it down.
That's not the problem, though. I got a 46 gallon for Christmas, and it's been cycling for 4 weeks now. Basically, the cycle is done (Ammonia=0; Nitrites=0; Nitrates=20). It's been doing just fine, until today I noticed ALGAE GROWTH on the glass. I can't get a picture because it's really fine strands. It's brown, fine, and about a 1/4 of an inch long, and they're scattered all over the glass like freckles on a face not in clumps like the hair algae I'm used to seeing in my 14 gallon. I've been running my lights for only 4 hours a day. I want to add fish and a clean-up crew, but I'm waiting for my skimmer to come...it's on backorder.
Should I be freaking out?! Should I do something? (I haven't done water changes since I was considering the tank as "still cycling;" should I start?) Thanks guys... :frustrat: