So after reading the pinned guide to algae on here, I am 99% sure I have Bryopsis
I also have bubble algae but that’s not a big concern at this point. I thought these algaes were due to my nitrates and phosphates which have been as high as 20 and 0.14. I’ve been plucking off as much bryopsis as I can but it continues to grow mainly in one spot on my SPS rock but there have been small patches popping up throughout. I’ve added NPX bioplastics to help reduce my values but the bryopsis kept growing. So I added some chaeto to the sump. The chaeto’s been growing nicely but so has this algae. I just tested my water and pho’s was at 0.01 and nitrates at 2. I just read the pinned guide and it’s telling me that the source of nutrients for the bryopsis are nitrites and ammonia! I didn’t know! I don’t normally test my nitrites and ammonia but I did now. Nitrites seem like 0.05. I’m not too sure about ammonia. Maybe 0? Maybe 0.4?
Of note, I did have an electric scallop and a blue star leopard wrasse disappear within the last two months. I’ve never found either body. Could this be why my levels are elevated? Should I look for dead tank mates? Do I add microbacter? I want to get these levels normal (if they aren’t normal) mainly because I don’t like the algae!
I also have bubble algae but that’s not a big concern at this point. I thought these algaes were due to my nitrates and phosphates which have been as high as 20 and 0.14. I’ve been plucking off as much bryopsis as I can but it continues to grow mainly in one spot on my SPS rock but there have been small patches popping up throughout. I’ve added NPX bioplastics to help reduce my values but the bryopsis kept growing. So I added some chaeto to the sump. The chaeto’s been growing nicely but so has this algae. I just tested my water and pho’s was at 0.01 and nitrates at 2. I just read the pinned guide and it’s telling me that the source of nutrients for the bryopsis are nitrites and ammonia! I didn’t know! I don’t normally test my nitrites and ammonia but I did now. Nitrites seem like 0.05. I’m not too sure about ammonia. Maybe 0? Maybe 0.4?