algae

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Not sure what this is. It covers my glass in an hour or two. Even after a water change. My sand seem clean and white. Fish seem healthy. Some say SCA and to ME it looks really small. Almost like Prynesium Parvum? In these videos it only shows the small Little creature but when I was looking...

It's slow growing and seems to pop up in small clumps around the tank. Has nice orange fluorescent spots and a deep red color. I much prefer it over the green bubble algae as it's been in my tank for a few months and has barely spread. Any ideas on what species it could be? Thanks in advance.

The HOG.5 in 2012 was the first upflow. Can be used on nano displays, back compartments, or if you just want to grow food, it can go on regular sump walls. https://www.santa-monica.cc/HOG5-Hang-On-Glass-UAS-Upflow-Algae-Scrubber_p_21.html

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Any idea what this could be nitrate 10 point of sale I'm not sure but tank has been up for 10 months now and I can't tell if it's dino,cyano or is diatoms coming back. Main problem is on the right side of the tank on the rock work in the close up pic there not bubbles that's sand on the brown algae

There's alot of different tools people use to clean their tanks to get that fresh clear look. From old credit cards, magic eraser scrubbers, razor blades (my personal choice for glass) among other things. I think a fresh razor blade is the best way to clean glass as it cuts through the algae...

Hey, just wondering if anyone knows what type of algae this is. The purple is just this one patch and the red is dotted around the tank and on the glass.

I just started this saltwater tank 6 weeks ago first time having saltwater. Firstly, since I started started the tank I noticed some white algae developing. It doesn’t seem to bother my corals but is attaching to Macroalgae. (photos attached) I have a few macros in the tank so I don’t want to...

I'm curious as to what everyone thinks on this topic. Snails are usually more recommended for reef tanks, however I feel that urchins don't get enough credit for how much work they can put into eating algae. I know there are a lot of factors that go into keeping each species and what makes them...

A good choice for 50 to 120 gal fresh or salt tanks. https://www.santa-monica.cc/HOG2-Hang-On-Glass-UAS-Upflow-Algae-Scrubber-with-Green-Grabber-surface--2-cubes-feeding-per-day_p_49.html

HOG2 bubble upflow turf scrubber, $240 new A good choice for 50 to 120 gal fresh or salt tanks. https://www.santa-monica.cc/HOG2-Hang-On-Glass-UAS-Upflow-Algae-Scrubber-with-Green-Grabber-surface--2-cubes-feeding-per-day_p_49.html

The great thing about a scrubber is that it grows exactly what many fish eat naturally. Even fish that you think would not eat algae, such as some cichlids, will do so if the growth is living. But many freshwater and saltwater fish and other animals love it. Green hair algae especially, but also...

For all the FW folks... If you have a dust algae problem on your plants, just reduce the nitrate and phosphate in the water. You can get rid of most of the algae without slowing the plant growth.

The HOG1 is the medium size of the small HOG's and fits many AIO compartments (if you remove the tank's black covering) and all displays. If a larger tank, then the HOG1 is used for growing live food...

The HOG1 is the medium size of the small HOG's and fits many AIO compartments (if you remove the tank's black covering) and all displays. If a larger tank, then the HOG1 is used for growing live food...

This is my 10 gallon reef tank and I was wondering for some advice to deal with this algae. I was also wanting to know if it would be a good idea to get a small wave maker, if so which you recommend. Thanks in advance!

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Looking for thoughts, ideas, recommendations.... Would like to add a refugium to a 30G AIO tank. I don't have the room to retrofit a back chamber, so was thinking of making a DIY sump/refugium. I've got a 20inch tall glass vase that would fit perfect under my display cabinet. Would be very...

Hey everyone, battling dinos right now, bought a microscope to get some better and larger images, i figured these images/videos could maybe be useful for people trying to ID, this is Amphidinium, not sure if large or small cell but someone else can try to confirm. i did a 3 day blackout to no...

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"The turf algal communities of coralgal reefs are master primary producers in nutrient-poor seas. Composed of assemblages of many species of cyanobacteria, as well as red, green and brown algae, the filamentous turf algae with their high surface area to volume ratio are highly efficient at...