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05/17/2016, 10:19 AM
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Please help identify this Algae???
75 Gallon mixed reef tank..about 10 months old now. I am running a skimmer and active carbon in a reactor. over the past couple months i have had this gross looking stringy algae in the tank.. its mostly on the glass and rocks... there is none on my sandbed. I am not sure if they are dinos or not since there is no air bubbles in them... when i scoop them out they kind of break apart and get mushy. they look light brown.. i do a pwc atleast every two weeks.... Nitrates are around 10-15... phosphates are not readable on the red sea kit... here are some photos..This is driving me insane...thank you..
   
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05/17/2016, 10:22 AM
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Moved On
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05/17/2016, 06:43 PM
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It's mostly on the back glass. It is very soft. Blows right off with a baster. I can clean the glass and next day it's back. I'm not sure what to do but I'm ready to give up.
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05/17/2016, 07:25 PM
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I had that kind of stuff. Kind of browny green. It just goes away. Try taking the carbon off and do a couple extra wc over a month. Mine was gross. Then gone in a day
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05/17/2016, 07:32 PM
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That looks that the crap that's been plaguing a few of us on here.
The concensus so far is it is a form of cyano. Water changes, and/or carbon dosing has helped. Vinegar dosing totally starved mine out. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2574467
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05/17/2016, 07:39 PM
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05/17/2016, 09:30 PM
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I bought an icecap doser for around 80 bucks. It works great and doses 3mls a day for me 24hrs a day.
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08/10/2016, 11:15 AM
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Icecap doser
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Easy does it... Current Tank Info: 40b. sps, Metal Halide,big skimmer,lots of flow, barebottom, natural seawater. |
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