Is this brown stuff growing in my new aquarium brown algae?

It's also relatively easy to stop brown algae from growing in your aquarium if you know what causes it. A few preventative measures will have your tank looking great and algae-free. Identifying a Brown Algae Problem. Brown algae (also called gravel algae or silica algae) begin as brown patches on the gravel and/or glass of the tank. read more

So the first step to getting rid of brown algae is to erase the word "algae" from your thinking about this stuff. Step two is to make sure the tank has adequate filtration (the filter system is rated for the gallon capacity of the aquarium). read more