in regards to algae being in one small part of the tank

For some reason i have algae that grows only in one part of my tank, is this because there might not be enough water circulation through that area. the rest of the tank is clear.

Could be the way the light is hitting. Is there any natural light???

it is across from the window in the living room but the blinds are kept down. whats worse the plecos don't like it LOL

Green???

its oragnish brown and wipes of real easy

im gettin the same thing in my tank!! plecos stay away from it!
i wipe it clean but it ends up growin back in a few hours!!!!

If its a new tank it will go away on its own.
Some possibility's; circulation, debris accumulating, lighting.

http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/maintenance1/p/algaebrown.htm check this out...

KOOL thanx!!!!!!!!:) but would it make a difference if the tank just hasnt been used for a good while?? i mean it was new to me!! it hasnt had water in it for bout 7yrs!!! till i got it:)

it's usually a bacteria and not really an algae..

Alkomist, Its called new tank algae in your case. It will go away within a month. If you add a plant or 2 it will go away faster.

Guess ill be hittin up the lfs later on today then:)
does it matter wat kinda plants??
any suggestions?

It could be beneficial bacteria. Ya never know, I have some growing EVERYWHERE on my emperor 400. Anywhere where the water touches that is.

Anything that grows fast will help a lot

Nice!!!!!!!! thanks alot guys! and phil hope all goes good with ur prob too

heres pics from one side of my 6 foot 125 gallon and the other. Is it possiblew that this paticular area of the tank is claimed by the sunflower cichlids and they seem to chase anything away from the area that that is why it is growing? I have 3 rubber lip plecco's, a hifin pleco and a regular pleco.

not enough water movement?

It looks like new tank algae to me.... I think it looks kinda good on that tree stump, if it were me I would leave it and not worry about it. Algae is a normal healthy thing in a fish tank.

it may look good on the tree stump but not liking it on the gravel part.

yeah it does look nasty on gravel

any live plants in there? If not give it a week of total blackout. But you still need to figure out what is out of balance.

if something was out of balance wouldn't the whole tank be covered in it not just that one spot. its just on that fake tree root adn about a 3 inch inches all around it, but not under it. i use the 5 in 1 testers and everything seems to be within ranges i need. has no live plants, the cichlids would destroy them, they are working on destroying the fake plants i have in there.

Just vacuum it out.

vuccume alge????

Give your gravel a good cleaning and take out the tree root thing, there may be something leeching from it if its just on and about that. If its not gone within 3 weeks you know the root thing isn't the cause and you can put it back and try out other theory's.