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04/22/2016, 11:31 AM
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What type of algae is this?
Sorry for the newbie question. Can someone please tell me what type of algae is this? This is almost like hair algae and blowing with the WaveMaker.
Thank you for your help. 
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04/22/2016, 11:44 AM
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Tough to tell, looks to me like brown diatoms. If it it catching air bubbles under, and dark brown purplish in color, could be cyano.
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04/22/2016, 04:17 PM
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It has hair like strands. Almost look like GHA.
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04/22/2016, 04:20 PM
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Looks kinda like diatoms to me as well.
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04/22/2016, 04:36 PM
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How new is the tank?
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How much money did you spend on that rock again? |
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04/22/2016, 05:04 PM
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The tank was setup in January. It finished its cycling. I kate turned the lights off. Nitrate at 10. I can't bring the nitrate down even with weekly water change. I don't have phosphate test kit. So I can't treat my phosphate. But I'm running Roaphos.
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04/22/2016, 09:09 PM
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There is currently a post going on now about this here. I've got some of the same stuff. Here's the link:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2574467 |
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04/25/2016, 02:43 PM
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Thank you Matty
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