Brown Algae in my saltwater fish tank, but no access to RO water.. what next?

Ok, truth is, I HAVE access to RO water, but my tank is on the 3rd floor of my apartment complex. Carrying those jugs up every week is such a pain. Are there any OTHER solutions to my problem?

I have a 29 gallon tank with only base rock, 2 clown fish and a small foxface rabbit fish "Fish-Only Tank" I change 5 gallons of my water every week. It grows back within a day or two.

I’ve been looking at those RO systems online, but I just can’t put down the money for one of those right now.

Any ideas?

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Rohn:

February 4, 2011 at 12:44 am

A good protein skimmer will help towards your diatom problem.

But without RO or DI water, ,you will be battle this problem for till you own this tank.

There are RO filter that you buy that would attach to your faucet. But they are expensive.
Trisha:

February 4, 2011 at 12:44 am

do you have the lighting that came with the tank? those are normally for freshwater set up and will promote algae growth. however is this a fairly new marine set up? because the go through a normal brown stage. i would change your lighting to the 50/50 bulb its for marine tanks the light is more natural the algae will slow down its growth. also get snails and a couple of hermit crabs to help keep the algae in check. but you will still need to do the water changes.

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Brown Algae in my saltwater fish tank, but no access to RO water.. what next?

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