Hair algae

jvr1102 · 08/30/2008, 07:12 PM

About a week back my calcium/ Alk got out of whack. Since then I have done many water changes and it is back to norm. 10-10.5 and 420. I have some hair algae that starting growing on my rocks and sand, it has air bubbles on it as well which is new to me. Any ideas on how to stop this stuff from growing? My other tests are all in line since several water changes. Is this stuff just going to need a week or so to go away itself or is there something to help it along?

scrmbld33 · 08/30/2008, 07:39 PM

hair algae doesnt have bubbles in it. sounds more like a cyano outbreak to me. what color is it? can you post a pic?

jvr1102 · 08/30/2008, 07:42 PM

It may be cyano, I will get pics up tomorrow. Its very dark brown. My calcium and alkalinity being out of what caused this i am assuming....

scrmbld33 · 08/30/2008, 07:46 PM

does it look like this? it can be a brownis color too

http://ww.melevsreef.com/id/cyano.html

crvz · 08/30/2008, 07:52 PM

is this the tank that's about a year old? Can you explain more about your husbandry and filtration? Algae is rarely affected by alk/calc levels, so I don't know if that's the issue, but if the fluctuation caused die-off of other tank inhabitants (such as coralline algae) the resultant nutrient release could be feeding the algae.

jvr1102 · 08/30/2008, 08:01 PM

I have a mag drive 7 for a pump, refugium, four mj1200's ASM protein skimmer. it is the year old tank. It does look like cyano i guess, when i got it early it was red but it does look the same but brown.

crvz · 08/30/2008, 08:14 PM

look up dinoflagellates also, they're similar in appearance if memory serves.

jvr1102 · 08/30/2008, 09:05 PM

dinoflagellates is exactly what it looks like......Any tips in getting rid of this

08/30/2008, 07:12 PM	#1
jvr1102 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 521	Hair algae About a week back my calcium/ Alk got out of whack. Since then I have done many water changes and it is back to norm. 10-10.5 and 420. I have some hair algae that starting growing on my rocks and sand, it has air bubbles on it as well which is new to me. Any ideas on how to stop this stuff from growing? My other tests are all in line since several water changes. Is this stuff just going to need a week or so to go away itself or is there something to help it along?

08/30/2008, 07:39 PM	#2
scrmbld33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: south jersey 08050 Posts: 2,394	hair algae doesnt have bubbles in it. sounds more like a cyano outbreak to me. what color is it? can you post a pic? __________________ a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3

08/30/2008, 07:46 PM	#4
scrmbld33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: south jersey 08050 Posts: 2,394	does it look like this? it can be a brownis color too http://ww.melevsreef.com/id/cyano.html __________________ a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3

08/30/2008, 07:52 PM	#5
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	is this the tank that's about a year old? Can you explain more about your husbandry and filtration? Algae is rarely affected by alk/calc levels, so I don't know if that's the issue, but if the fluctuation caused die-off of other tank inhabitants (such as coralline algae) the resultant nutrient release could be feeding the algae. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

08/30/2008, 08:14 PM	#7
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	look up dinoflagellates also, they're similar in appearance if memory serves. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

08/30/2008, 07:42 PM	#3
jvr1102 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 521	It may be cyano, I will get pics up tomorrow. Its very dark brown. My calcium and alkalinity being out of what caused this i am assuming....

08/30/2008, 08:01 PM	#6
jvr1102 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 521	I have a mag drive 7 for a pump, refugium, four mj1200's ASM protein skimmer. it is the year old tank. It does look like cyano i guess, when i got it early it was red but it does look the same but brown.

08/30/2008, 09:05 PM	#8
jvr1102 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 521	dinoflagellates is exactly what it looks like......Any tips in getting rid of this