Algae ID

[TylerJaid]

I just recently set up a sump on a tank that has been running for two years just looking to see if this is crycophites or gha, thanks! It’s also in my chaeto ball

 

[CoralB]

I just recently set up a sump on a tank that has been running for two years just looking to see if this is crycophites or gha, thanks! It’s also in my chaeto ball

Looks like sponge . I’m seeing bubbles you may have Dino’s . Check you phosphates and nitrates make sure there not near zero

 

[TylerJaid]

I just recently set up a sump on a tank that has been running for two years just looking to see if this is crycophites or gha, thanks! It’s also in my chaeto ball

Looks like sponge . I’m seeing bubbles you may have Dino’s . Check you phosphates and nitrates make sure there not near zero

They have always read zero nitrates .02 phosphates but I have gha pretty bad in display so I think that has always messed with my readings… I have never been able to wipe gha out I recently got a sea hare and he has been going to town for the last few weeks with little to no impact so far, very frusturating for me.

I have always had that brownish colored stuff with little bubbles on my gha if it’s not.. thanks for your help, I’m going to add a small Wavemaker to the sump to see if that helps and a couple gyres to the display. I’m trying to get rid of everything naturally

 

[TylerJaid]

I forgot to add there are a lot of micro bubbles in that part of sump due to the skimmer… they don’t get into display like that tho

 

[CoralB]

Nitrates should be between 10-20 phosphates should be between .05 - 1.0 . Should never let them go to zero .

 

[CoralB]

I forgot to add there are a lot of micro bubbles in that part of sump due to the skimmer… they don’t get into display like that tho

Those aren’t from skimmer and not micro bubbles

 

[TylerJaid]

Nitrates should be between 10-20 phosphates should be between .05 - 1.0 . Should never let them go to zero .

Will I still read nitrates even if I have a lot of gha, it has been at that for a long time but the gha grows like wildfire and I can’t seem to ever get rid of it… so if I dosed nitrates would I feed the gha or would it eventually “balance”? I’ve been doing this a while but still definitely new, I appreciate your help