algae

Buonasera a tutti io ho un acquario rio180 juwel adattato da dolce a marino con schiumato interno juwel 5000 L l’ora, filtro esterno Jbl 1502, skimmerino per la superficie. Ho una vasca chiusa con comperchio con lampade led con unica resistenza blu e bianche con 8 ore di luce giornaliera...

Hey All, I have been fighting this reoccurring algae problem for months and months now and just cannot get it get kicked. I think its dinos but kind of looks like cyano too. The pics below are hours after a 3 day blackout with chemiclean treatment (might have been old, does it expire?). It only...

I have an aquaclear hob converted into a Refugium. In the chamber before the chaeto, it is the water pump with constant flow, flowing through the grated plastic barrier separating the 2 chambers. I assume it is ok to run filter floss in this portion? I haven’t noticed any copepods in that area...

I wanted to grow saltwater algae from nothing but saltwater and fertilizer. I measured out about 35ppt saltwater into a container, added a few drops of Thrive, and placed it outside raised up. I know that for freshwater, algae can come through spores in the air, and if you have any large...

Hey all, I have a 25 gallon AIO, been up for over a year, I feel like in my old 75 gallon tank I had this too but what is all this stuff on my rocks? I’m assuming it’s a buildup of some algae, it’s not hair algae but I’ve never known what it is and usually I just up my flow and get more snails...

Hi everyone, firstly I'm new to the forum so thankyou for having me. I have my first 500 litre saltwater tank that has been up and running for about 6 months. Fully cycled, all parameters are great, apart from alkalinity which I'm currently dosing redsea foundation to raise. I am running t5...

Just got my microscope in today to help diagnose what is in my tank. Looks like dinos. Sorry for the shaky video. Any tips on how to get rid of it?

I started up a 15gallon reef a few months ago and have found every inch of my rock is covered in this fuzzy growth. It’s over a good portion of my back wall and my algae scraper too. I’ve been using saltwater from the fish store and topping off with RODI. Only things in the tank are two...

How do I get rid of it if it's bad?

Hello, I know it’s hard to see, but I have these little plants or algae or whatever they are growing on the glass in my salt water tank. Are they bad? Should I evict them? Or are they good for the tank? I honestly have no idea so someone please let me know. Thanks.

Hello all! I’ve attached some pictures below of an algae issue in my 75 gallon 7 year old reef tank. This issue has happened ever since we got a new light- the blade coral grow. We had no algae before this light. The tank experienced a whole lot of coral growth with the new light followed by...

what is this algae and how do i fix it ??

Hello. I have this algae growing in my dt that glows bright red under blue light. Unfortunately i cant show this because my phone camera doesnt show colors in blue light, but photos in whiter-light are attached. I would like to get rid of it as it is growing all over my sand but i dont know...

Hi all, for the last 11 months I’ve been having serious algae issues in my tank that I just can’t pinpoint how to get rid of. It’s green/brown in coloration and will either appear as long hairs on the sand and rocks or just as a fine layer on the sand. Snails and hermits don’t seem to touch it...

Hey everyone! So this tank has been up and running for about two months now. Everything was going smoothly at first, but then my auto feeder accidentally dumped more food than it should have—and I didn’t catch it right away. Next thing I knew, I had a bloom in the tank. I added a UV...

Can anyone tell me what kind of algae this is? Its been growing in my tank for the last couple of years. Since it doesn't bother the fish and I was in college, I couldn't really keep up with maintenance so it is way out of control. It built up along the entire sandbed about half an inch to an...

What kind of algae is this?

What algae is this?

Hi everyone! Could I get an algae ID on these specimens I pulled out of my system? TIA!

Hey everyone does anyone have an idea what this algae is? Is very easy to pull off the rocks, but it also forms in balls on the sand. Don’t have any idea what it is and it just showed up about a month ago. If someone knows what it is, what is my best solution to fix it? It looks reddish...

Hi Guys have had this outbreak and been trying to get rid of this algae for 2 months. I have tried 50% water changes Reef Dynamics Vibrant Any advice or solutions anyone can offer. I added a video. Thanks

Hi all, I have been battling with nuisance algae for about 2 months now. I noticed it start to build up when I started to dose Red Sea Reef Energy Plus. I stopped dosing Red Sea Reef Energy Plus and began to dose Microbacter clean. I am on about 2 weeks of dosing MB clean. The past 3 days I...

I have this dark brown/black algae? On my rocks. I’m pretty sure it came in my system from a fragpl plug. It is encrusting and doesn’t come off easily when scraping. It does feel a bit soft to the touch but it doesn’t seems to be a sponge as it is not plump or does have any holes or intake on...

Hey everyone Ive been struggling to figure out what is growing on my live rock. I have a 150 gallon FOWLR with a 60-gallon sump that I've had for 2 years. I have a long spine porcupine puffer, red coris wrasse, harlequin Rusk, majestic angel, 5 lyretail anthias and a snowflake eel. My parameters...

I’m growing monti on the back glass and the algae had stopped it from continuing so I started to remove the algae directly above the monti. If I physically remove all the algae at once on the back glass are there any negatives that could happen?