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So, I had a really bad bubble algae problem. Couldn't keep up with it with manual removal and a clean up crew wouldn't work in my tank (20 gal, emerald crabs would be eating muly coral in a week). So I finally dosed reef flux. It worked for the most part, some still hidden in crevices, but it's about 95% gone. Then, suddenly, about 3 weeks ago, I saw something that looked like cyano. Which I ignored cuz I assumed it was just slight imbalance from the bubble algae die off. Turns out it was dinos, prorocentrum to be exact. And in the course of about 3 days, it covered everything and started killing off my softies. Hammer is dead, 90% zoa's died, mushrooms barely hanging on, pipe organ gone, Xenia on the struggle bus. Surprisingly, my SPS and LPS are totally unaffected. I'm starting to get ahead of them by dosing NeoPhos, Silicates, run a 9watt UV and my skimmer from lights out to lights on, dose beneficial bacteria and algae first thing in the morning. Diatoms are showing up in my samples and dinos aren't everywhere, just almost everywhere.
Here's where my question comes in:
Where my zoa's died off, a strange spongey greenish yellow algae has been growing in. It crumbles when you pull at it with forceps. It has chlorophyll but also looks like it has the sharp diatom make up. I have no idea what it is and it seems to be choking out the few zoa's I have left. Any ideas? Thanks!
Here's where my question comes in:
Where my zoa's died off, a strange spongey greenish yellow algae has been growing in. It crumbles when you pull at it with forceps. It has chlorophyll but also looks like it has the sharp diatom make up. I have no idea what it is and it seems to be choking out the few zoa's I have left. Any ideas? Thanks!