Algae ID

[Alex's Nano Reef]

Over the last few day ive started to notice some algae starting to grow on the rocks looks a little red/brown anyone got a ID

 

[Unitylover]

The red looks like cyanobacteria, and the yellow-brownish algea is diatoms

 

[Alex's Nano Reef]

The red looks like cyanobacteria, and the yellow-brownish algea is diatoms

LOL the red stuff is supposed to be fake coraline algae the rock is colored that way. you think its diatoms

 

[Unitylover]

LOL the red stuff is supposed to be fake coraline algae the rock is colored that way. you think its diatoms

LOL yes, the yelowish stuff is diatoms, because I have them and people said it was diatoms, I just ignore mine because they kinda add a more natural hue to my live rock, which has no coralline yet

 

[SlugSnorter]

cyano or diatoms. welcome to the ugly phase!

 

[Alex's Nano Reef]

cyano or diatoms. welcome to the ugly phase!

Thank you for the welcome. i guess its time to get the UV going and pickup a few extra clean up crew members.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Thank you for the welcome. i guess its time to get the UV going and pickup a few extra clean up crew members.

most snails do not eat cyano. Best bet is a team of Cerith for sandbed and Trochus (can flip itself) or Astrea(tends to be a harder worker) for rocks

 

[Alex's Nano Reef]

Today i plan on adding some astrea snails nassarius snail and trochus snails. Believe it or not Cerith snails aren't easy to find as you may think at least in my area.