Moldy Looking Algae?

falconut · 08/03/2006, 10:26 AM

My system has been running for over 1-1/2 years. I had to remove my Astrea Snails because of Pyramid Snails. Then, I started getting this moldy looking stuff growing on the substrate edges and some of the LR. The LR was always spotless before. I have since added a dozen Astreas, but it doesn't seam to be disappearing.

When I remove it, it looks like a mucusy slimmy glob. It is really gross. It isn't growing everwhere, but in enough places to be a pain. I have checked my Nitrates and they read 0 with the Seilfert Kit.

I don't have any photos. Does anybody have any idea what it is? Or how to get rid of it?

xtrstangx · 08/03/2006, 10:29 AM

Cyano bacteria.

What is your phosphate?

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ighlight=cyano

falconut · 08/03/2006, 01:48 PM

I have seen Cyano before. Is there different kinds of it? This isn't a red slime. It's more of a thick glob. It gets about 1/2" thick and feels really nasty when I put it off the bottom, glass, pipes, rocks or wherever it is growing. If I can I will try to get a photo.

Travis L. Stevens · 08/03/2006, 02:19 PM

What color is it? Is it Fuzzy? It could be what they call "Red Turf Algae".

falconut · 08/03/2006, 07:20 PM

Here are the photos:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43589559ILukmM
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43589559gnCmzM
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43589559jZHujV
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43589559KYXFAH

I would love to know what it is and what could be causing it. I will test my NO3 and PO4, just to be sure. But my NO3 was 0 about a week ago.

08/03/2006, 10:26 AM	#1
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	Moldy Looking Algae? My system has been running for over 1-1/2 years. I had to remove my Astrea Snails because of Pyramid Snails. Then, I started getting this moldy looking stuff growing on the substrate edges and some of the LR. The LR was always spotless before. I have since added a dozen Astreas, but it doesn't seam to be disappearing. When I remove it, it looks like a mucusy slimmy glob. It is really gross. It isn't growing everwhere, but in enough places to be a pain. I have checked my Nitrates and they read 0 with the Seilfert Kit. I don't have any photos. Does anybody have any idea what it is? Or how to get rid of it?

08/03/2006, 01:48 PM	#3
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	I have seen Cyano before. Is there different kinds of it? This isn't a red slime. It's more of a thick glob. It gets about 1/2" thick and feels really nasty when I put it off the bottom, glass, pipes, rocks or wherever it is growing. If I can I will try to get a photo. __________________ 180 Gallon FOWLR, 40 Gallon Sump and 10 Gallon Refuge. (2) OceanRevive S026 LEDs, ASM G2 Skimmer & SCA-302 Skimmer. Setup since July 2017.

08/03/2006, 02:19 PM	#4
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	What color is it? Is it Fuzzy? It could be what they call "Red Turf Algae". __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

08/03/2006, 07:20 PM	#5
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	Here are the photos: http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43589559ILukmM http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43589559gnCmzM http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43589559jZHujV http://community.webshots.com/photo/...43589559KYXFAH I would love to know what it is and what could be causing it. I will test my NO3 and PO4, just to be sure. But my NO3 was 0 about a week ago. __________________ 180 Gallon FOWLR, 40 Gallon Sump and 10 Gallon Refuge. (2) OceanRevive S026 LEDs, ASM G2 Skimmer & SCA-302 Skimmer. Setup since July 2017.

08/03/2006, 10:29 AM	#2
xtrstangx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shawnee, Kansas Posts: 4,568	Cyano bacteria. What is your phosphate? http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ighlight=cyano