Why is everything going orangy in my 2 foot???

hallows.. can anyone tell me y this is happening?? is it filtration or something im doing wrong?? how do i fix it?
thanx

 

What I have read says brown algae occurs in low light conditions.

 

That's algae - are you using ferts for live plants or overfeeding perhaps? My solution for algae was always to add something that would eat it - a few ancistrus should clear that up in no time. The only algae that I have issues with is BBA - nothing eats that D:

 

perhaps diotome algae sorry for spelling? most new tanks get it

 

hey @Ammar. How long are you running your lights per day?

 

lol knowing Ammar there no way that he will get a ancistrus, we got one at work and hes been rated as useless as we never even see him lol

 

lights on at about 6AM off at about 8h30PM.. i have another tank running same time but different lights..

does it go by itself? i added a chinese algae eater to do some vacuming hoping it will help.. i wasn't too keen on the CAE as they become useless and territorial later on but didn't have much of a choice.. they work hard when they little.. cheap option, ottos were 50 bux a pop, got this one for 10!!

 

thats expensive for ottos they usually go for in the mid twenties. just whipe it of. when the tank matures it will stop coming back. i ha eSAE`s they work for a while

 

if he's anything like the one at work... no thanx.. fish that hide have no home in my tanks...

 

i could only find them in a store by hilfox.. they were tiny for that price.. do you know where i can get them for that price?

 

There's your problem. Your lights are running far too long. You don't have enough plants in there to absorb extra nutrients etc. Cut back your lighting periods and the Algae should stop taking over. I had the same thing in my old setup, because I also kept my lights on all day. But then I started to leave the lights off during the day and only switching on when I got home at 16h30. And even then the lights ran till 21h00.

My algae went away after the first week.

 

does that not mess around with the fish day/night cycle at all? and would it be enough "light time" for a planted tank? my second tank is more heavily planted..
i will give it a try tho thanx

 

I want your job :cheesy:

Do you add rainwater or water from a wellpoint to this tank?

 

plants can go with 5-6hours of light thatz all you need

 

not yet, have started gathering rain water tho .. attempting to breed neons... read rain water helps get them in the mood..

cool, i will invest in a timer as i only get home after 6.. also keen on @SloMo.00. job... us developers work like slaves..

 

Diatoms, normal with a new tank should go away on its own once the tank is mature.

 

As singu said... it's new tank syndrome... Diatom algae. Not a true algae... but all new tanks go through it. Relax, chill, and ignore it. It will go away. And PLEASE don't try scrub it off... it just spreads and makes it worse. Just leave it.

Now go read some of the beginner articles... there's some good info on lights in there. Your lights are on far too long. You will get other algae problems soon.