Can someone I'd this algae

[johnsamm7]

This algae is brownish on the glass of my qt tank the fish I just moved there from my dt tank because of a dino outbreak that destroyed my dt tank I did fresh water dips on each fish hoping to not transfer it as of right now under 1200x microscope it doesn't look like dino nothing is moving if someone could I'd I would appreciate it thank you

 

[johnsamm7]

Bump

 

[zcedric]

Looks for me like brown algea which happens mostly in a new tank. Just cleaned it of 1-2 times a week. Have the same thing with my newer tank atm.

 

[johnsamm7]

This tank been up and running for probably a year now though it's a constant running qt does it show up like that randomly

 

[Wrasse-cal]

I'm curious as well. What you have looks very similar to the algae I see in my tank.

 

[johnsamm7]

Maybe #reefsquad can give us a hand

 

[cracker]

Is it real coarse? Like the magnetic glass cleaner won't remove it ? I can't ell You what it is but I have the stuff.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Could be Diatoms

 

[jsker]

The green algae on the glass is just that, I am scraping off in between posts. Check your phosphates to make sure the phosphates are running around .02 to .03 and your nitrates are between 3 to 5.

Is the brown just on the glass or the PVC too. That I would say is Diatoms that naturally occur in water, seawater. Diatoms and Cyano are always in our systems, just something irritates them and the appare Check you lighting a make sure you do not run your whites for more the 5.5 hours over 30%.

 

[johnsamm7]

It is really easy to take off and the brown is also on the PVC I will do some tests to see where the water is at

 

[jsker]

It is really easy to take off and the brown is also on the PVC I will do some tests to see where the water is at

Look at the lighting also, I made a change in my intensity back in November and my diatom issues went away

The best way to explain Diatoms for myself was an episode on Nat Geo One Strange Rock. The episode was Breath. Light went on after watching that one

 

[johnsamm7]

Lol I have the stock light of the nuvo 8 you can't change the intensity but I run the light for 10 hours and it all white leds