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06/24/2013, 02:52 AM
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Help with algae/ bacteria ID
I have a 20g setup right now, the rock is from a larger tank I took down and had no issues like this with algae to speak of in that system for about 13 years.
I got some new rock form the lfs and it had a dark red/ brown algae on it. It is not fuzzy looking, it is almost like it is painted on in appearance. shown in this pic.  Since then I have had fuzzy reddish/ dark pink hair algae spring up, shown in this pic.  There is also this film like algae or bacteria on the glass. There are gas bubbles between it and the glass. Shown in this pic. The flash covers some of it, but you can see it to the right and below the flash blur.  Please let me know what type of bacteria/ algae these are. Thank you! |
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06/24/2013, 11:25 AM
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Your pictures are not working.
Check these out. http://www.reefcleaners.org/index.ph...d=54&Itemid=60 http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6...-129969-3.html Last edited by cloak; 06/24/2013 at 11:51 AM. |
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06/24/2013, 11:49 AM
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That on the glass looks like Dinoflagellates to me.
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06/24/2013, 03:58 PM
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Can anyone see the images on the one from the reef tank?
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06/24/2013, 05:16 PM
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06/24/2013, 06:19 PM
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I can see 3 pictures also. You didn't say what your pH, Alk and calcium are at. Looks like some cyano on the rocks and glass. You described some as "painted on". If does not rub off easily it might be a coraline species. The red fuzzy stuff might be the sporophytic stage of Asparagopsis. If it's just been a 6 - 8 weeks since you moved the rock to this 20 I would just do frequent water changes for another couple of months making sure your pH, Alk and Calcium are stable before trying any of the usual additives/treatments for cyano.
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