|
|
|
02/24/2014, 11:39 PM
|
#1 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: los angeles
Posts: 1,836
|
Help id this plague please
I don't know what it is but it's not going away in my buddy's tank . My friend can clean it and it's back within a day
The tank has been up for 5 yrs. This stuff started going wild when he switched to reefbreeder LEDs. ofcourse its not LEDs fault but it did restart the growth of this pest. Here is a vid 
Last edited by ReefPharmer; 02/24/2014 at 11:47 PM. |
|
|
|
02/24/2014, 11:49 PM
|
#2 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 600
|
looks like hair algae to me.
|
|
|
|
|
02/24/2014, 11:50 PM
|
#3 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: los angeles
Posts: 1,836
|
another friend thought it looks like dinoflagelates. i didnt think hair algae can grow over night or over two days
|
|
|
|
|
02/25/2014, 07:24 AM
|
#4 |
|
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Madison WI
Posts: 387
|
I had the same show up in my 180 when I swapped to LEDs. It really did look like dinos with the bubbles trapped. Went away with a water change and a week of GFO in reactor.
|
|
|
|
|
02/25/2014, 09:45 AM
|
#5 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Ontario canada
Posts: 871
|
IMO if it's slimy - its cyano (most likely) the new leds are full spectrum? If they are I would dial back red,green and white till you are able to get the cyano under control.
GFO and carbon work great - in my case early on I had a tds issue but with the use of RowaPhos Phosphate Remover and carbon it cleared up. It will take time some times 3+ weeks. If it persists you can always use red slime remover as a last resort
__________________
Johnny you know what to do, you know what to do. Bye for now - Eric the actor R.I.P Current Tank Info: 180 gal |
|
|
|
|
02/25/2014, 10:36 AM
|
#6 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 22
|
It looks like hair algae to me
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
