Algae ID

[leo12345]

It seems like my tank has 4 different types of algae problems. Most of my rock is covered in green hair algae and whatever this red algae is, and my sand and glass always get covered in a brown and purple film if I don’t constantly clean them.

So I'm just wondering what they are and what’s the best way to get rid of them.

Sorry for the bad photos

Thanks.

 

[19Mateo83]

The purple film looks like red cyano bacteria taking hold. It has a habit of taking hold in areas with lower flow. If you can add a little bit of extra flow to that area it will help. Not sure about the red hair looking algae.

 

[leo12345]

Bump

 

[Subsea]

Leo,
I looked for a tank thread to better comment to your thread, but did not see one.

Help us to help you by providing details like where did rock with red algae come from.

Tank parameters?

Established maintenance?

Biofiltration?

Clean up crew?

Livestock in tank?

Full tank shot with white light.

 

[leo12345]

Leo,
I looked for a tank thread to better comment to your thread, but did not see one.

Help us to help you by providing details like where did rock with red algae come from.

Tank parameters?

Established maintenance?

Biofiltration?

Clean up crew?

Livestock in tank?

Full tank shot with white light.

Tank parameters are good. I can’t test phosphate but everything else is fine.

I feed heavily, I used to run my light heavily ,and I don’t have a sump so that’s definitely contributing to the growth.

I have no corals and no live rock so the only thing the algae could have came on is fish.

I don’t have a cuc besides like one snail and hermit

 

[fishywishy]

Looks like red turf algae in the first photo

 

[leo12345]

Bump

 

[Reginald Reefer III]

Leo,
I looked for a tank thread to better comment to your thread, but did not see one.

Help us to help you by providing details like where did rock with red algae come from.

Tank parameters?

Established maintenance?

Biofiltration?

Clean up crew?

Livestock in tank?

Full tank shot with white light.

Tank parameters are good. I can’t test phosphate but everything else is fine.

I feed heavily, I used to run my light heavily ,and I don’t have a sump so that’s definitely contributing to the growth.

I have no corals and no live rock so the only thing the algae could have came on is fish.

I don’t have a cuc besides like one snail and hermit

Not knowing your NO3/PO4 and feeding heavily is what I highly suspect is causing it. Fish don’t need near as much food as you think they do or act like they need especially without corals to also soak up the extra nutrients.

Get at least a salifert NO3 and PO4 test, or Hanna for best test results and start logging that. Feed way less and turn the lights down if you have no corals.

 

[leo12345]

bumping

Started feeding less and turned the lights down a lot but still having problems. Here’s another picture of my sand bed and glass.