white algae

Hey fam! So I’ve cycled many tanks and this is the first time that I’ve cycled using ammonium chloride and Dr Tim’s… not sure if this is because of it but my tank is cloudy and has a white powdering kind of substance on glass walls and pump as shown in the pics. I know a bacterial bloom but...

I recently started a 13.5 nano build. I'm using live sand and dry rock. I used microbacter start to help with cycling. Day 2 I noticed a white film building up on the glass. I cleaned it off and now day for it came back. Is this just good bacteria building up? Should I just leave it of continue...

For some reason I have these in many spots of my tank, some are very large and some are small. Whenever I suck it up with a baster it smells putrid. Does anyone know what it is?

I’ve got a new 92 total system volume tank set up and cycling since April 2023. Water parameters have been holding pretty stable: Alk 7.5 CA ~450 Mg ~1360 Nitrates are negligible The tank seems pretty clean except for this weird fluffy light brown/white algae substance that is growing on...

Hi! A newbie hobbyist here. These white, fuzz/fine hair like algae appeared practically overnight on my rocks. Would appreciate some help IDing it. The tank (Fluval Evo 13.5G) finished cycling three months ago. current live stock: A RBTA A zoa frag An emerald crab A peppermint shrimp 2...

Can someone tell me what algae I have on my rocks and is it good or bad. Also what the white marks are on rocks and snails shell, aswell as the purple tip on snails shell. Any advice will be appreciated

Hello! I will summarize at the end and provide photos if you don't want to read my initial tank journey from start to now, but here we go! I included the journey only because maybe there was a misstep I took that can explain things. Look for the colored markers if you want quick notes, and...

Fairly new to hobby, have only had the 75g tank for about six months and have had two clownfish and a couple astrea snails and hermit crabs in the tank for about a month now. I have diatoms and little tiny white algae’s,(sponges?) on in the tank that’s a bit out of control in spots I’ve resorted...

Hello there I have some new type of algae (or so I think) in my tank and am looking for some help sorting it out. this is a 30g tank about 8 months old, it is a mixed reef in the early stages. theres been a few changes recently that may be a part of the problem. My corals were not growing much...

Hey guys first time posting in here hopefully I can get some answers as I can’t get any in my usual Facebook groups. So basically I started noticing this white “film” all over the substrate one day, I didn’t know what it was but didn’t look like it could be beneficial so I then syphoned all the...

Hi all, I've been taking my time setting up my first saltwater tank, I think I'm ready for livestock but wanted to check I'm not making too many newbie mistakes... I have a Red Sea Reefer 650 Peninsula with a total water volume of approx. 553 liters (122g) after calculating rock etc. Jut added...