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[Jason McKenzie]

I think SCUBA is correct. Adding any chemical algae controller is always hit and miss.
As part of a tanks maturation process there is always a brown algae bloom. I would get some snails and hermit crabs. Then wait out the algae. It will go away. But first it's going to get really bad. You just have to be very patient and live through it.

Personally when this occurred in my tank. It drove me nuts. So I performed small water changes. But I removed the water with a very thin Airline hose and used it like a vacuum. It made me feel better but did little to slow the advancement of the algae. But trust me it goes away in about two to three weeks.

J