so I set up an algae scrubber. Its a single sheet 13.5 x 8 two sided using 6500 CF. have it up and running 5 days now and off the bat I'm getting some nasty brown algae with bubbles on it. Now I read that the first week you will get the brown stuff. to be clear It looks like cyano but brown only with bubbles like you sometimes get with the red cyano... does not look like the tough brown stuff though. on monday I will be cleaning it for the first time and will know better then.
1. am I supposed to clean the brown stuff off completly in order to get the green hair algae?
2. why is this stuff spreading to my Main display? I see it mostly on my glass with bubbles attached. it has ot spread to the rock or sane but I thought the whole idea is to have it grow in the ATS and it would outcompete the main display.
any and all thought would be appreciated... thanks in advance.