cheato algea question

newreef06 · 03/22/2008, 06:42 PM

I recently put cheato a;gea in my sump about 3 weeks ago. I looked at it today and it looks great. I have a light on it to help it grow. I notices the were green and red spots all over the side of the my sump tank. Is this a sign its healthy. Please let me know what these spots are

Scott

pikachusalad · 03/23/2008, 12:17 AM

Will be tough without a pic.

Can you be more descriptive? Do they move?

mixed_reefer · 03/23/2008, 12:31 AM

Sounds like a few shades of coraline alge. If its flat on the glass and feels hard and crusty like calcium buildup thats most likely what it is.
If its puffed up and slimey looking its most likely cyano and some other form of bacteria or alge. If its the latter you could try more flow to combat it, though it might not be a bad thing, in the sump.

03/22/2008, 06:42 PM	#1
newreef06 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Western Ma Posts: 822	cheato algea question I recently put cheato a;gea in my sump about 3 weeks ago. I looked at it today and it looks great. I have a light on it to help it grow. I notices the were green and red spots all over the side of the my sump tank. Is this a sign its healthy. Please let me know what these spots are Scott

03/23/2008, 12:17 AM	#2
pikachusalad Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 402	Will be tough without a pic. Can you be more descriptive? Do they move? __________________ -- Mike Current Tank Info: 60G reef

03/23/2008, 12:31 AM	#3
mixed_reefer Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 516	Sounds like a few shades of coraline alge. If its flat on the glass and feels hard and crusty like calcium buildup thats most likely what it is. If its puffed up and slimey looking its most likely cyano and some other form of bacteria or alge. If its the latter you could try more flow to combat it, though it might not be a bad thing, in the sump.