what is this algae

ponda · 01/05/2014, 06:57 AM

on my tank? its all over
is this cy or is it brush algae?

browning_boy20 · 01/05/2014, 07:14 AM

Pic isn't showing for me!!!

ponda · 01/05/2014, 07:39 AM

http://s24.postimg.org/unox5fb8j/Scr...7_09_46_PM.png
its a huge file maybe thats why?
anyone else? is it loading for u?

cloak · 01/05/2014, 12:49 PM

Does it come off the glass fairly easy if you were to touch it?

ponda · 01/05/2014, 01:19 PM

yes it smears off quite easily what would you suggest I do?
I scraped some off the otherweek and it came right back a few days later

Tuton · 01/05/2014, 01:23 PM

It looks like Diatoms.....
What do you have for a CUC, Parameters, feeding schedule, and lighting duration???

ponda · 01/05/2014, 01:25 PM

few hermit crabs and a snail or two
paramaters always seem to be decent whenever we use the api test kit
the lights are turned on and off manually - we try to have them on for only 6 hours each day
once in awhile it will be left on for 8 hours - mh 150w is our bulb
and we feed just once a day - sometimes twice if my wife thinks the fish look hungry >_<
the tank temp the past 1.5 weeks has been between 77-81 but before that for a month or two it had been about 80-83

twistedfinn967 · 01/05/2014, 03:44 PM

It's not cyano, and I have it on my back glass too. Not sure what type it is. I'm more interested in what looks to be the O.P's gold/yellow torch corals to the right side of the pic...

ponda · 01/05/2014, 04:00 PM

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anemones :-)

Derrick12 · 01/05/2014, 06:16 PM

I had some algae issues also. Stopped using tap water and all cleared up

ponda · 01/05/2014, 06:24 PM

How long did it take to clear up?

cloak · 01/05/2014, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ponda

yes it smears off quite easily what would you suggest I do?
I scraped some off the otherweek and it came right back a few days later

My guess would be cynobacteria. This doesn't always have to be the purple/burgundy color were all used to. Here's a few links that might help you out.

http://www.reefcleaners.org/index.ph...d=54&Itemid=60

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2279039

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...t=cynobacteria

ponda · 01/05/2014, 08:22 PM

Say if it was my ro water causing problems, and I get good clean ro from lfs and do 50% water xhange , any idea how long it would take to be gone?

01/05/2014, 06:57 AM	#1
ponda Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	what is this algae on my tank? its all over is this cy or is it brush algae?

01/05/2014, 01:23 PM	#6
Tuton Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 348	It looks like Diatoms..... What do you have for a CUC, Parameters, feeding schedule, and lighting duration??? __________________ "In this hobby nothing good happens fast" Tank Info: 55 Gallon Mixed Reef, 20 gallon sump

01/05/2014, 04:00 PM	#9
ponda Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	[img]http://i40.*****.com/2j4v9xy.jpg[/img] [img]http://i44.****.com/w86kw4.jpg[/img] anemones :-) Last edited by ponda; 01/05/2014 at 04:11 PM.*

01/05/2014, 07:14 AM	#2
browning_boy20 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 425	Pic isn't showing for me!!!

01/05/2014, 07:39 AM	#3
ponda Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	http://s24.postimg.org/unox5fb8j/Scr...7_09_46_PM.png its a huge file maybe thats why? anyone else? is it loading for u?

01/05/2014, 12:49 PM	#4
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Does it come off the glass fairly easy if you were to touch it?

01/05/2014, 01:19 PM	#5
ponda Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	yes it smears off quite easily what would you suggest I do? I scraped some off the otherweek and it came right back a few days later

01/05/2014, 01:25 PM	#7
ponda Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	few hermit crabs and a snail or two paramaters always seem to be decent whenever we use the api test kit the lights are turned on and off manually - we try to have them on for only 6 hours each day once in awhile it will be left on for 8 hours - mh 150w is our bulb and we feed just once a day - sometimes twice if my wife thinks the fish look hungry >_< the tank temp the past 1.5 weeks has been between 77-81 but before that for a month or two it had been about 80-83

01/05/2014, 03:44 PM	#8
twistedfinn967 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: N.E. Ohio Posts: 279	It's not cyano, and I have it on my back glass too. Not sure what type it is. I'm more interested in what looks to be the O.P's gold/yellow torch corals to the right side of the pic...

01/05/2014, 06:16 PM	#10
Derrick12 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 102	I had some algae issues also. Stopped using tap water and all cleared up

01/05/2014, 06:24 PM	#11
ponda Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	How long did it take to clear up?

01/05/2014, 08:22 PM	#13
ponda Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	Say if it was my ro water causing problems, and I get good clean ro from lfs and do 50% water xhange , any idea how long it would take to be gone?