Need help I have Algae growing

[pclittlereefcreations]

I checked my tank early this morning took the reading and my tank seem to have finish the cycling. I found it three blocks away home my house.LOL Just kidding. It did finish cycling and about one hour ago I noticed a brown algae growing on my live rocks and on my sand also, what should I do now?:banghead: Should I buy a cleanup crew:snail: :tank::snail:and let them do there job or what? It been a long time since I had marine fish but now I am starting a reef tank. It's a 10 gallon tank. Please :help: Me I don't want a brown :chefico: reef I want a colorful one.

The reading are:
Ammonia-0
Nitrate-20
Nitrite-0
Alkalinity-300
PH-8.4

Thanks

 

[Killerdrgn]

Thats diatoms, it's a natural part of breaking in the tank. It should go away on it's own eventually.
And hey we have something in common i fould my 55 gallon turtle tank out in the street. Though you should be careful if you actually did find it out in the street cause you never know if the person used copper in the tank before you picked it up.

 

[Timbo]

yes, it is part of the cycle. in time it will go away.

 

[SI REEF]

You do not show a phosphate reading. Are you using tap water or R.O. water? Get yourself a salifert phosphate test kit. If dont have one yet, pick up a phosphate reactor.

 

[meschaefer]

You do not show a phosphate reading. Are you using tap water or R.O. water? Get yourself a salifert phosphate test kit. If dont have one yet, pick up a phosphate reactor.

Don't bother with the salifert phosphate kit.. it is inaccurate and a waste of money.

The brown is a diatom bloom and will go away on its own. Your tank is not quite through the cycle yet, but you are well on your way. When your Nitrate reading hits zero, you will be completely through to the other side. (but a reading of 20 is not bad in any case)

You could start to add a clean up crew, or you could begin to add fish. You will want to let the tank settle in a bit before you start to add coral. Take things slow, and you will be ok. A 10 gallon tank is a little tough and requires a bit more attention than a larger more stable tank.