Coraline taking over or something else?

eutimio · 12/06/2012, 07:03 PM

Ive got some purple, pink and green stuff covering my rocks, sand and tank walls.This is a month after i got rid of the diatoms.Tank was set up 2 months ago.Can it be coraline?Or is it something else?sand seems stained with red...ive got 5 fish in a 55G and 2 corals.GSP and red mushrooms.Please help.What should I do?Thanks

Osteichthyes · 12/06/2012, 07:19 PM

Sounds like coraline.. but can't really identify otherwise without pictures!

ryeguyy84 · 12/06/2012, 07:33 PM

Cyano... There's a sticky on it. If you can get it off without a razor blade it's cyano

ryeguyy84 · 12/06/2012, 07:35 PM

What fish do you have in there?

downbeach · 12/06/2012, 07:59 PM

Are you running a skimmer?
Here's some info on Cyano:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/bluegralgae.htm

eutimio · 12/06/2012, 09:19 PM

Fish list:Yellow tang
Kole tang
Melanurus wrasse
Ocellaris clown
yellow tail Damsel
Bangai cardinal
Inverts:2 cleaner shrimp

10 Astreea snails
2 nassarius snails

Fish are small.Planning to upgrade in may when i move out into a bigger house.I know tangs arent supposed to live in a 55G but im stuck with them now .
No i do not have a skimmer im looking for one asap ive read that cyano can easily spread if i dont have a skimmer.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.Thanks

Jpruitt546 · 12/06/2012, 10:14 PM

+1 on a skimmer. I normally over size by 1.5 times the gallons of the tank just to make sure I get all the bad crud out of the tank. Good luck. Btw 2 months sounds a little short for coralline algae. Around 4 to 6 you should start to see small coralline algae if your water parameters are kept correct.

downbeach · 12/07/2012, 06:29 AM

Do you have an RO/DI unit for your water? Do you have a sump? What else are you using in your system for filtration?

sponger0 · 12/07/2012, 07:25 AM

Cyano can spread with or without a skimmer.

You havent identified if the purple is cyano or coralline. You didnt tell us if its hard to get off the rock or if its like slime.

Also for a tank thats only 2 months old, thats a hell of a lot of fish.

And your right. Tangs shouldnt be put in a 55. Start looking for a 75 or 90 now.

Im guessing no quarantine either.

ryeguyy84 · 12/07/2012, 09:13 AM

that's why I asked. . . get in there and start pulling it out. keep up on water changes.

bnumair · 12/07/2012, 09:42 AM

it most likely cyano bacteria. scrub and siphon most out do water changes cut lights out and increase flow. if everything fails u can use chemi clean (not a big fan) but it works.

njudson · 12/07/2012, 09:50 AM

thats a heavy bioload for that tank size especially since it's new and you're skimmerless. Got any sort of nutrient export going on? like chaeto ... one way or another you need to cleanup your water

leveldrummer · 12/07/2012, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eutimio

...ive got 5 fish in a 55G

Quote:

Originally Posted by eutimio

Fish list:
Yellow tang
Kole tang
Melanurus wrasse
Ocellaris clown
yellow tail Damsel
Bangai cardinal
No i do not have a skimmer im looking for one asap ive read that cyano can easily spread if i dont have a skimmer.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.Thanks

12/06/2012, 07:03 PM	#1
eutimio Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 102	Coraline taking over or something else? Ive got some purple, pink and green stuff covering my rocks, sand and tank walls.This is a month after i got rid of the diatoms.Tank was set up 2 months ago.Can it be coraline?Or is it something else?sand seems stained with red...ive got 5 fish in a 55G and 2 corals.GSP and red mushrooms.Please help.What should I do?Thanks

12/06/2012, 07:33 PM	#3
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	Cyano... There's a sticky on it. If you can get it off without a razor blade it's cyano __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

12/06/2012, 07:35 PM	#4
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	What fish do you have in there? __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

12/07/2012, 09:42 AM	#11
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	it most likely cyano bacteria. scrub and siphon most out do water changes cut lights out and increase flow. if everything fails u can use chemi clean (not a big fan) but it works. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

12/07/2012, 09:50 AM	#12
njudson Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 610	thats a heavy bioload for that tank size especially since it's new and you're skimmerless. Got any sort of nutrient export going on? like chaeto ... one way or another you need to cleanup your water __________________ Barebottom Nano Radion Pro Icecap 1k Gyre Icecap K1 Nano Skimmer Ocellaris pair / Potter's Angel / BTAs, Zoas and Montis Current Tank Info: IM Nuvo Fusion Lagoon 25

12/06/2012, 07:19 PM	#2
Osteichthyes Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Westminster, CA Posts: 118	Sounds like coraline.. but can't really identify otherwise without pictures!

12/06/2012, 07:59 PM	#5
downbeach Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Smyrna, Delaware Posts: 3,767	Are you running a skimmer? Here's some info on Cyano: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/bluegralgae.htm

12/06/2012, 09:19 PM	#6
eutimio Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 102	Fish list:Yellow tang Kole tang Melanurus wrasse Ocellaris clown yellow tail Damsel Bangai cardinal Inverts:2 cleaner shrimp 10 Astreea snails 2 nassarius snails Fish are small.Planning to upgrade in may when i move out into a bigger house.I know tangs arent supposed to live in a 55G but im stuck with them now . No i do not have a skimmer im looking for one asap ive read that cyano can easily spread if i dont have a skimmer. Any advice is greatly appreciated.Thanks

12/06/2012, 10:14 PM	#7
Jpruitt546 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sherman TX Posts: 74	+1 on a skimmer. I normally over size by 1.5 times the gallons of the tank just to make sure I get all the bad crud out of the tank. Good luck. Btw 2 months sounds a little short for coralline algae. Around 4 to 6 you should start to see small coralline algae if your water parameters are kept correct.

12/07/2012, 06:29 AM	#8
downbeach Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Smyrna, Delaware Posts: 3,767	Do you have an RO/DI unit for your water? Do you have a sump? What else are you using in your system for filtration?

12/07/2012, 07:25 AM	#9
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,659	Cyano can spread with or without a skimmer. You havent identified if the purple is cyano or coralline. You didnt tell us if its hard to get off the rock or if its like slime. Also for a tank thats only 2 months old, thats a hell of a lot of fish. And your right. Tangs shouldnt be put in a 55. Start looking for a 75 or 90 now. Im guessing no quarantine either.

12/07/2012, 09:13 AM	#10
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	that's why I asked. . . get in there and start pulling it out. keep up on water changes.