nusance algae

  1. LSAReefers

    Strange fluffy white growth.

    Hi hopefully someone can identify this for me. I’ve never seen anything like this before. I tried to manually remove it but it’s surprisingly VERY hard to scrape off even with a toothbrush. It’s a 6month old system 125 gal with a VERY LIGHT bio load(two clowns, a gramma, softies and hammers)...
  2. Soey

    Green film? Algae that cant be scraped off

    Hello! Dose anyone know what kind of algae this is? Its covering all the areas where light is hitting, including my substrate. I pulled a small rock out of my aquarium, and i could not get it off no matter what i did. It also just appeared all at once in the span of a few weeks. The second...
  3. Carbon Vessel

    Algae identification GHA or something else

    Hi All, I am relatively new to Saltwater and would love some assistance with my current situation. I was a little excited with the cycle and did have lights on including white for some time ( I have learned since then). Can someone please assist in identifying the algae growth and let me know...
  4. D

    Spider web algae (stringy) growing on top of corals. PLEASE HELP!

    Hello, first of all, sorry for the low quality of pictures. If anyone has any idea what this may be (algae, Dino’s, cyano?). A little background, I have had this tank for nearly a year now, about 2 months in, this spider web looking stuff (hard to see in the photos but it is a dark brown/reddish...
  5. stephanjupillat

    is this turf algae?

    Hey guys. I'm having trouble identifying this algae. It's growing in clumps everywhere in the tank. Mostly on rocks or frag plugs. It's really tough to pull off. Looks like small lettuce. I'm thinking turf algae as it doesn't look like anything else. haha And then what eats it? I only have a 60...
  6. jackalexander

    How I defeated GHA and How You Can Too!

    Ahhh… So I assume you have GHA (green hair algae) and you have been scouring the internet for success stories and ways people have beaten it. I was in your place 8 months ago but most methods I tried ended up failing so I’ll share how I defeated it. So here’s the beginning… I purchased a frag of...
  7. jackalexander

    Help with green hair algae

    I’ve been battling GHA for a few months now and It’s upsetting because I got it on a frag plug from my LFS. It has only spread a little bit and it pulls off easily so my nitrates are >5ppm and phosphate is around >0.15. I have tried flipping rocks upside down to cover the GHA, manual removal...
  8. watkinsmd

    Dino ID

    Hello Everyone-- I'm hoping I can get some help in identifying and getting rid of an annoying pest in my tank. I think these are dinos but would like to confirm. Been battling this for a year now. First it started out as snot on my rockwork but that's now cleared up after significant effort...
  9. UkiahTheTurtle

    What is this Algae

    Hi what is this algae it sort of looks like caullerpa when you look closely at it
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