Dinos, hair algae, or both??

[codytbuckner]

I'm really not sure if this is hair algae, dinos, or a combination of both. Can someone help identify? The tang eats the stuff I wipe off the glass, so I assume it's hair alage. How do i get rid of whatever it is?

 

[glb]

What are your tank parameters? Is the tank new? Is it like a mat you can lift up off the sand?

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

I'm really not sure if this is hair algae, dinos, or a combination of both. Can someone help identify? The tang eats the stuff I wipe off the glass, so I assume it's hair alage. How do i get rid of whatever it is?

looks like both... you should get a cheap microscope on amazon to identify the webbing on the sand. the stuff of the rocks looks like hair algae

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

looks like both... you should get a cheap microscope on amazon to identify the webbing on the sand. the stuff of the rocks looks like hair algae

identify, then work from there

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

if you buy snails to eat hair algae and you have dinos, the snails will eat the dinos and die...

 

[codytbuckner]

What are your tank parameters? Is the tank new? Is it like a mat you can lift up off the sand?

Some of it is like a mat. Some isnt. The tank is about 3 months old. Nitrates are 6ppm and phosphates are .01ppm.

 

[codytbuckner]

looks like both... you should get a cheap microscope on amazon to identify the webbing on the sand. the stuff of the rocks looks like hair algae

The tang and snails eat the algae on the rock so I assume it is.

 

[codytbuckner]

if you buy snails to eat hair algae and you have dinos, the snails will eat the dinos and die...

I have a ton of snails. Everyone is fine.

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

I have a ton of snails. Everyone is fine.

some dinos are less toxic, get a microscope.