What is this clear slime on my rocks?

tony11387 · 09/04/2011, 05:03 PM

I have large amounts of clear slime growing on my rocks and I don't know how to get rid of it. I believe it is photosynthetic since it does not grow where the light does not reach. My tank is 125g and it has been running for 7 months. I have always had this slime ever since I started this tank. I thought it might have been due to phosphates and so I purchased a phosban reactor with some rowaphos, but there has been no change. My livestock includes a six line wrasse, a melanurus wrasse, a tomato clownfish, a pygmy angelfish and a blue tang. I have a couple of acros, a birdsnest, a hammer, a torch, some montis, some polyps and a green bubble tip anemone. I am attaching some pics. Thanks.

Dino · 09/04/2011, 05:07 PM

This thread has been moved to the current forum.

dzhuo · 09/04/2011, 11:19 PM

These are Chrysophytes. I would look to reduce your silicates.

tony11387 · 09/05/2011, 10:29 AM

Thanks dzhuo.

09/04/2011, 05:07 PM	#2
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09/04/2011, 11:19 PM	#3
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