Weird algae

TopFuel · 10/23/2017, 01:46 PM

Hey guys new to the page, I'm running a jbj 45RL reef. It's been running for about 5 months now and everything has been pretty good. But this weird algae appeared and I've never seen it before any ideas? IMG_0273.jpg

thegrun · 10/23/2017, 03:23 PM

It looks like a sponge to be. Possibly a bacteria mat, but my money is on the sponge.

rockhead51 · 10/23/2017, 04:27 PM

I was thinking sponge or some type if bubble algae, but nothing I've seen. Let the post ride a couple days and see if anyone gives you one if those "I had that" replies.

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TopFuel · 10/23/2017, 05:34 PM

Thanks guys It seems to me that it's most likely some sort of bacteria it's like fuzzy carpet

mcgyvr · 10/23/2017, 05:49 PM

using scented candles or similar in the room or in close proximity to the tank?

Is that air bubbles we see there?

drysea · 10/23/2017, 06:03 PM

That looks a lot like a bacteria mat. Are you carbon dosing?

ericarenee · 10/23/2017, 08:33 PM

to me that image has Sponges with Green bubble algae and some type of maybe bacteria bloom..

Maybe its just distressed sponge releasing the clear bacteria type stuff.

TopFuel · 10/24/2017, 02:28 AM

Not burning my candles near the tank, I am running a innovative marine reactor with carbon and gfo and on my last change I put a lot more carbon in than usual maybe the cause? And yes those are bubbles that are getting trapped in it (not green) and I think the're gone now. I'll get a better picture when the lights are on. Thanks!

reef cuber · 10/24/2017, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

using scented candles or similar in the room or in close proximity to the tank?

Is that air bubbles we see there?

please explain how candles can affect the tank? other than burning up oxygen?

MurphyLong · 10/24/2017, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by reef cuber

please explain how candles can affect the tank? other than burning up oxygen?

It is believed that using scented candles can affect a tank. When the wax is burning, it releases chemicals into the air that can drift and make way into the aquarium...

I've personally never seen anything like this cause harm, but I'm sure someone has some anecdotal evidence.

mcgyvr · 10/24/2017, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by reef cuber

please explain how candles can affect the tank? other than burning up oxygen?

There have been quite a few reports of mysterious "heavy slime/bacterial" issues in tanks and so far the cause (speculation) has been identified as having scented candles (plug in air fresheners) in the same room.. Once removed the bacterial issues have gone away/subside..

Now it seems that its "extensive" use of such products..

True or not IDK... but there surely seems to be something there..

An excerpt from an article:
The root of the problem is a common bacteria, Alcaligenes xylosoxidans, found wherever humans congregate and known for its copious slime production. It grows out of control when volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and phalates are present in high concentrations.
The plug‐in deodorizers contain a fair amount of both compound groups,

TopFuel · 10/25/2017, 03:13 AM

Interesting ��

SammyL · 10/25/2017, 07:39 PM

Looks like bubble algae to me

TopFuel · 10/25/2017, 08:35 PM

The bubbles are now gone just the fuzzy mat left

dt204 · 10/25/2017, 08:41 PM

Looks like this?

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TopFuel · 10/25/2017, 11:33 PM

Kind of I don't think there's any green though

kenneth wolfe · 10/25/2017, 11:56 PM

Why name topfuel?

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kenneth wolfe · 10/25/2017, 11:59 PM

Bla,bla, it's just cycling , nothing good happens fast...its ok, change water if it bothers you

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TopFuel · 10/26/2017, 09:31 AM

Lol topfuel because I love drag racing it's my sn for everything. Thanks everybody!

dt204 · 10/27/2017, 06:32 AM

That picture was in my tank. It was the only chunk of rock I had that wasn't new white Marco rock. So whatever gunk was left in it, was slowly leaching out in bubbles and goo. Didn't last long. Cleared right up after a week or two.

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TopFuel · 10/27/2017, 04:14 PM

IMG_0275.jpg

Here's a recent pic with lights on looks like it's getting worse and spreading, guess I'm going to have to do a water change and brush it all off

10/23/2017, 01:46 PM	#1
TopFuel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8	Weird algae Hey guys new to the page, I'm running a jbj 45RL reef. It's been running for about 5 months now and everything has been pretty good. But this weird algae appeared and I've never seen it before any ideas? IMG_0273.jpg

10/23/2017, 05:49 PM	#5
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	using scented candles or similar in the room or in close proximity to the tank? Is that air bubbles we see there? __________________ Who me?

10/23/2017, 08:33 PM	#7
ericarenee Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Louisville Kentucky Posts: 3,110	to me that image has Sponges with Green bubble algae and some type of maybe bacteria bloom.. Maybe its just distressed sponge releasing the clear bacteria type stuff. __________________ 240+G Mixed BB Reef tank.. 350 G Marine Pond. And the expensive stuff that runs it. Chic's are for Chic's You silly men Go Fishing or something... Current Tank Info: 240= gal Reef /550 Gallon Saltwater pond 72 G Bay front Tropical aquarium

10/25/2017, 07:39 PM	#13
SammyL Reefer Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Mohnton, PA Posts: 313	Looks like bubble algae to me __________________ Sammy Current Tank Info: 180 DT, 705 Hydor Skimmer, 55 gallong sump with fuge, 2 x Lumentek 240 Pro

10/23/2017, 03:23 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	It looks like a sponge to be. Possibly a bacteria mat, but my money is on the sponge.

10/23/2017, 04:27 PM	#3
rockhead51 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 204	I was thinking sponge or some type if bubble algae, but nothing I've seen. Let the post ride a couple days and see if anyone gives you one if those "I had that" replies. Sent from my XT1710-02 using Tapatalk

10/23/2017, 05:34 PM	#4
TopFuel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8	Thanks guys It seems to me that it's most likely some sort of bacteria it's like fuzzy carpet

10/23/2017, 06:03 PM	#6
drysea Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: marshfield Posts: 22	That looks a lot like a bacteria mat. Are you carbon dosing?

10/24/2017, 02:28 AM	#8
TopFuel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8	Not burning my candles near the tank, I am running a innovative marine reactor with carbon and gfo and on my last change I put a lot more carbon in than usual maybe the cause? And yes those are bubbles that are getting trapped in it (not green) and I think the're gone now. I'll get a better picture when the lights are on. Thanks!

10/25/2017, 03:13 AM	#12
TopFuel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8	Interesting ��

10/25/2017, 08:35 PM	#14
TopFuel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8	The bubbles are now gone just the fuzzy mat left

10/25/2017, 08:41 PM	#15
dt204 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 233	Looks like this? Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

10/25/2017, 11:33 PM	#16
TopFuel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8	Kind of I don't think there's any green though

10/25/2017, 11:56 PM	#17
kenneth wolfe Moved On Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Galveston Co. Posts: 853	Why name topfuel? Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

10/25/2017, 11:59 PM	#18
kenneth wolfe Moved On Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Galveston Co. Posts: 853	Bla,bla, it's just cycling , nothing good happens fast...its ok, change water if it bothers you Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

10/26/2017, 09:31 AM	#19
TopFuel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8	Lol topfuel because I love drag racing it's my sn for everything. Thanks everybody!

10/27/2017, 06:32 AM	#20
dt204 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 233	That picture was in my tank. It was the only chunk of rock I had that wasn't new white Marco rock. So whatever gunk was left in it, was slowly leaching out in bubbles and goo. Didn't last long. Cleared right up after a week or two. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

10/27/2017, 04:14 PM	#21
TopFuel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8	IMG_0275.jpg Here's a recent pic with lights on looks like it's getting worse and spreading, guess I'm going to have to do a water change and brush it all off