Algae id

[Sbristol49]

Does anyone know what kinda algae this is? And what I gotta do to get rid of it

 

[RockRash]

How old is the tank? Looks like diatoms but cant say for sure. Try taking a picture under white light.

 

[Kooma]

Need a photo with white light. loosk like cyano or dinos.

The Dreaded Dinos! What To Do About Dinoflagellates

Dinos or dinoflagellates tend to look more like bubbly snot as opposed to slimy cyanobacteria which is often confused to be the same thing. Depending on the exact type you have, they often reduce or disappear at night and then come back when the lights turn on. They are unsightly, compete with...

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[Sbristol49]

How old is the tank? Looks like diatoms but cant say for sure. Try taking a picture under white light.

Tanks about 3-4 months old.

 

[Sbristol49]

Need a photo with white light. loosk like cyano or dinos.

The Dreaded Dinos! What To Do About Dinoflagellates

Dinos or dinoflagellates tend to look more like bubbly snot as opposed to slimy cyanobacteria which is often confused to be the same thing. Depending on the exact type you have, they often reduce or disappear at night and then come back when the lights turn on. They are unsightly, compete with...

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I pray its not Dinos.

 

[RockRash]

Tanks about 3-4 months old.

Looks like diatoms to me.

 

[Sbristol49]

Looks like diatoms to me.

ok nice. so I guess a few water changes to get my nitrates down which is currrently 40 will do the trick.

 

[RockRash]

ok nice. so I guess a few water changes to get my nitrates down which is currrently 40 will do the trick.

I just got past the diatom stage in my tank last month. I just kept up with my water changes. One thing I did do was email John at Reef Cleaners. He sent me some snails that absolutely destroyed them. Having the snails in their already really helped me out when the green hair algae started a few weeks ago.