slimy algae on glass

xxseawolf · 03/15/2007, 04:02 PM

i have a 55g reef tank that has been running now for about 4 months. i had it cycling with LS and LR for 3 months prior to having corals and fish. i clean the front and side glass manually but dont touch the back seeing that is where my rock is. i have noticed green somewhat slimy algae on the back glass and on 1 or 2 rocks and it is thick enough to hold air bubbles. question is am i overreacting or is this normal? i have a coral life skimmer, recently(5 days ago) added chaeto and light to sump, have 700+ gph sump pump and 2-200gph hydor power heads, t5 lighting. i currently have a purple tang(temporary), marine beta(temporary), maroon clown, coral beauty angel, lyretail anthias, coral bandit shrimp, 4 snails, and 2 serpent stars. i have a small brain, a carnation, snake, and some sun polyps. any help would be appreciated and i apologize if i had too much info. thanks

dc_909 · 03/15/2007, 04:07 PM

Sounds like cyano. Need more flow back there and siphon out what you can

xxseawolf · 03/15/2007, 04:23 PM

i planned on adding a crap load of snails, maybe a goby and or a dragonet. would that help? i plan on doing a water change in 2 days and will remove whatever slime i can. thanks for your reply.

Sepeku · 03/15/2007, 05:23 PM

I'd avoid the dragonet, personally. It's not going to help much.

xxseawolf · 03/15/2007, 05:33 PM

ty sepeku

xxseawolf · 03/15/2007, 07:33 PM

any other help would be appreciated. thanks

davidryder · 03/15/2007, 08:46 PM

If it's green it's not cyano. Are there bubbles on top of the algae or are the bubbles inside the algae?

criticle · 03/15/2007, 09:02 PM

well be carful, cause most snails Ive seen dont eat cyano. and davidryder said cyano isnt green... well ive seen green, red, pink, purple, brown, cyano, all of witch were holding bubbles. get some phoszorb or an rodi unit to filter out phosphates, the reason for cyano growing. get a maxi jet preferebly 1200, to create water flow and try to keep snails like narsius snails. im pretty sure they remove cyano

03/15/2007, 04:02 PM	#1
xxseawolf Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: palmetto, florida Posts: 1,532	slimy algae on glass i have a 55g reef tank that has been running now for about 4 months. i had it cycling with LS and LR for 3 months prior to having corals and fish. i clean the front and side glass manually but dont touch the back seeing that is where my rock is. i have noticed green somewhat slimy algae on the back glass and on 1 or 2 rocks and it is thick enough to hold air bubbles. question is am i overreacting or is this normal? i have a coral life skimmer, recently(5 days ago) added chaeto and light to sump, have 700+ gph sump pump and 2-200gph hydor power heads, t5 lighting. i currently have a purple tang(temporary), marine beta(temporary), maroon clown, coral beauty angel, lyretail anthias, coral bandit shrimp, 4 snails, and 2 serpent stars. i have a small brain, a carnation, snake, and some sun polyps. any help would be appreciated and i apologize if i had too much info. thanks

03/15/2007, 04:23 PM	#3
xxseawolf Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: palmetto, florida Posts: 1,532	i planned on adding a crap load of snails, maybe a goby and or a dragonet. would that help? i plan on doing a water change in 2 days and will remove whatever slime i can. thanks for your reply. __________________ the Dallas Cowboys are "AMERICA'S TEAM" Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef, 75g mixed reef, 8g oceanic softies

03/15/2007, 05:33 PM	#5
xxseawolf Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: palmetto, florida Posts: 1,532	ty sepeku __________________ the Dallas Cowboys are "AMERICA'S TEAM" Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef, 75g mixed reef, 8g oceanic softies

03/15/2007, 07:33 PM	#6
xxseawolf Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: palmetto, florida Posts: 1,532	any other help would be appreciated. thanks __________________ the Dallas Cowboys are "AMERICA'S TEAM" Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef, 75g mixed reef, 8g oceanic softies

03/15/2007, 08:46 PM	#7
davidryder Claris or Elliot? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nightopia Posts: 2,750	If it's green it's not cyano. Are there bubbles on top of the algae or are the bubbles inside the algae? __________________ A rolling stone gathers no moss... Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, corner overflow (Mag 9.5), 25g refugium (Mag 5), 15g refugium, Orbit 260w pc, Pan World 50PX-X (Closed loop), AquaC EV-120 (now skimmerless)

03/15/2007, 04:07 PM	#2
dc_909 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 3,260	Sounds like cyano. Need more flow back there and siphon out what you can

03/15/2007, 05:23 PM	#4
Sepeku Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 356	I'd avoid the dragonet, personally. It's not going to help much.

03/15/2007, 09:02 PM	#8
criticle Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 64	well be carful, cause most snails Ive seen dont eat cyano. and davidryder said cyano isnt green... well ive seen green, red, pink, purple, brown, cyano, all of witch were holding bubbles. get some phoszorb or an rodi unit to filter out phosphates, the reason for cyano growing. get a maxi jet preferebly 1200, to create water flow and try to keep snails like narsius snails. im pretty sure they remove cyano