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Appears to be two different types not sure can someone help identify? Tank is 7 months old algae appeared about two weeks ago…

NO3 has been around 6.9 -5.2 the weeks leading to the outbreak
Currently 1.2

P (phosphorus) hase been 30-20
Currently 6

Mag 1350

Cal 420

Alk 8-9

Ph7.9 - 8.3

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I see bubbles. Prob cyano. But maybe diatoms. If cyano drop chemiclean bomb. If dinos not sure cuz i dont get those. Def need pic under white lights
 

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Phosphate and nitrate hold at .1 and 15

Let the uglies ride that looks like beginning dinos to me.
 

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I keep trying to pluck off when I’m in there two or three times a week but it grows … anyway just beefed up the light in the fuge from to a Kessle hopefully it’ll keep it in the sump and out of the DT
 

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Ya dinos. The kessil light will help. Get that algae crankin in sump you should be good to go.
 

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This is with white lights
Looks like wire algae or Turf algae which I belief is turf algae. Ultimately, you will have to remove rock and place in a container of tank water and scrub with a firm toothbrush or detail brushes from Harbor Freight as shown below.
Scrub using 3% peroxide and return rock to tank.
Add cleaners such as lg astrea snails, chiton snails, ninja star snails, urchin and pitho crabs to stay on top of this.

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