Algae help!

[sunlooper]

After daily maintenance, it keeps going back to this. Am I doing something wrong or should I just let it be? My parameters are up to par, but I can’t seem to get rid of this red slime. Could it be my phosphate?

 

[Paul B]

Looks normal to me in a new tank. I wouldn't do anything as the tank is maturing correctly

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Your asking us if its your phosphate but parameters up to par and phosphate not listed so we can't answer. If you can list the tank age, parameters, filtration, it will help us to help you.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

How old is the tank? Looks like diatoms which means your tank is maturing (Everyone gets this, it's part of the ugly phase in our tanks)

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Do you have an invertebrate clean up crew?

 

[Fish Fan]

Zooming in to the posted pic, I believe that's Cyano on the rocks. Take a turkey baster and try to blast the red stuff off the rocks and then siphon out what you can, which would be a good first step no matter what algae it is. As mentioned, it would be helpful if you could post your full tank parameters, age of the tank, etc.