Algae or Cyano

Lynxs1981 · 07/24/2012, 05:28 PM

Hi guys. I'm fairly new to the hobby, though i've been researching for a year before my build. This forum has been most helpful with my decisions and setup. I currently have a 75 gallon display with a 40 gallon sump/fuge. My tank has been up and running for around 3 months. My only fish are 2 Fancy Ocellaris and a Domino Damsel. My CUC consists of various hermit crabs, an emerald crab, cerith, astrea, and nassarius snails, and the usual zoopods along with a hitchhiking stomatella and tiny starfish. I know new tanks go through cycles of algae and cyano, i have already gone through one of green hair algae. Now I am currently having a spread of something red on my rocks. I am unsure of what it is, I have not been able to find pictures to help me ID. It has some bubbles on it so I was leaning toward cyano.

Thanks,
Tim

My specs:
75 gal display with 70 lbs of live rock, with maybe 2 inches of sand
4 65 watt PCs(2 10k, 2 actinic) soon to be upgrading to 6 lamp T5
40 gallon sump/fuge with 6" DSB, rubble, chaeto and red gracilaria, and a few crabs and snails from DT
1 35 watt 5700k pc and 26 watt 2700k CFL
Running a MAG 9

Water 78 degrees
Salinity 1.025
pH 8.2
Test all read 0 ppm
I'm looking into a HOB skimmer due to space constraints within my stand

Virtuoso · 07/24/2012, 05:41 PM

Definitely cyano. Normal for a new tank. Nothing you should really have to do on your end. If it starts to get out of control you can suck it up off the rocks, or try a 3 day "lights out" where you leave the lights off for 3 days. Your corals will be fine.

CocaColaza · 07/24/2012, 06:33 PM

Btw that domino is the satan of all fish. Read up on them they dont play well with others.

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Lynxs1981 · 07/24/2012, 06:42 PM

Yea, I read their spots fade as they get older and they become aggressive. I was actually my first fish so I wanted something cheap should I run into problems. I've heard that a lot of damsels can be mean. So far there has not been any issues among my fish, but first sign and it will be living in my QT. My end game once the tank has matured is to turn in into a seahorse tank.

chrisfont23 · 07/24/2012, 08:56 PM

You can also use a turkey baster to blow it off the rock.

marineperson · 07/24/2012, 09:08 PM

Looks like cyano to me!

hackney · 07/24/2012, 10:45 PM

Cyano

07/24/2012, 05:28 PM	#1
Lynxs1981 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 17	Algae or Cyano Hi guys. I'm fairly new to the hobby, though i've been researching for a year before my build. This forum has been most helpful with my decisions and setup. I currently have a 75 gallon display with a 40 gallon sump/fuge. My tank has been up and running for around 3 months. My only fish are 2 Fancy Ocellaris and a Domino Damsel. My CUC consists of various hermit crabs, an emerald crab, cerith, astrea, and nassarius snails, and the usual zoopods along with a hitchhiking stomatella and tiny starfish. I know new tanks go through cycles of algae and cyano, i have already gone through one of green hair algae. Now I am currently having a spread of something red on my rocks. I am unsure of what it is, I have not been able to find pictures to help me ID. It has some bubbles on it so I was leaning toward cyano. Thanks, Tim My specs: 75 gal display with 70 lbs of live rock, with maybe 2 inches of sand 4 65 watt PCs(2 10k, 2 actinic) soon to be upgrading to 6 lamp T5 40 gallon sump/fuge with 6" DSB, rubble, chaeto and red gracilaria, and a few crabs and snails from DT 1 35 watt 5700k pc and 26 watt 2700k CFL Running a MAG 9 Water 78 degrees Salinity 1.025 pH 8.2 Test all read 0 ppm I'm looking into a HOB skimmer due to space constraints within my stand Last edited by Lynxs1981; 07/24/2012 at 05:35 PM.

07/24/2012, 05:41 PM	#2
Virtuoso Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 727	Definitely cyano. Normal for a new tank. Nothing you should really have to do on your end. If it starts to get out of control you can suck it up off the rocks, or try a 3 day "lights out" where you leave the lights off for 3 days. Your corals will be fine.

07/24/2012, 06:33 PM	#3
CocaColaza Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 12	Btw that domino is the satan of all fish. Read up on them they dont play well with others. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

07/24/2012, 06:42 PM	#4
Lynxs1981 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 17	Yea, I read their spots fade as they get older and they become aggressive. I was actually my first fish so I wanted something cheap should I run into problems. I've heard that a lot of damsels can be mean. So far there has not been any issues among my fish, but first sign and it will be living in my QT. My end game once the tank has matured is to turn in into a seahorse tank.

07/24/2012, 08:56 PM	#5
chrisfont23 Reef Monster Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,343	You can also use a turkey baster to blow it off the rock.

07/24/2012, 09:08 PM	#6
marineperson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 11	Looks like cyano to me!

07/24/2012, 10:45 PM	#7
hackney Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 65	Cyano