algae growth

[down2earth]

how do i get rid of this purple/brown looking algae in my tank? i scrubbed the tank and did a water change to take out all the floating algae. but i came back about a week later. i cleaned it again but i am wondering how to make it go away and not come back.

[Skip]

how long is lighting on in the tank? any window near by

[TURQ64]

A rocket scientist or two will weigh in, but basically, algae needs an abundant amount of both light and nutrients to survive..Niether condition, much less both, should exsist in a Discus tank from wc frequency...

[down2earth]

yes they are by a window but the blinds are closed always.

[Samsmobb]

If it's brown it's probably not an algea but bacteria if your tank is newly set up

[Skip]

If it's brown it's probably not an algea but bacteria if your tank is newly set up

really?! : /

[down2earth]

im pretty sure this is algae. and i am gonig to try doing a WC a day for a week or 2 and see how this effects the algae. the tank is pretty now that i have done it 3 days in a row. so ill keep this going.

[Samsmobb]

Not bacteria I meant diatoms lol
Here
http://www.aquascapingworld.com/algaepedia/full_view_algae.php?item_id=79&algae=Brown%20Diatom%20Algae