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anyone ever have a brown algae bloom?
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Yes!
Or it could be an algae bloom crash but unlikely this early in the season where you're at. Also zooplankton can look brown.
Bill Cody is our resident algae expert. Hopefully he will chime in.
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There are several or numerous species that can produce brownish water. The more abundant they are the darker the brown hues. Some species can produce a darker brown compared to others.
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Here is what happens in my trout pond when it's not used as a trout pond with any flow through well water. The brown color is algae.  Here's what it looks like in a white bucket. Bill Cody analyzed it and said it was predominantly a golden yellow algae. I had no ill effects to the fish. 
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Yes and red also. See this thread for various plankton pics and the water color that goes with them. Brown is sometimes a late/advanced bloom where zooplankton tend to predominate. http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=20172&Number=259527#Post259527
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When zooplankton are dominating, it means the algae bloom is decreasing, zooplankton will soon run out of food and the plankton system will soon crash or is close to crashing. Normally the phytoplankton should out number the total zooplankton by at least 100:1.
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