Green algae - looks like macro algae?

[lifeofalf]

Hi!

So i got home after three weeks on Holiday and my tank is covered in some sort of green algae.
It’s kind of stringy and rough. I can pull it off, but not everything. See images attached. It almost looks like a macro algae.
Phosphate shows zero with Hanna UL. Nitrate is 4. I’ve been adding phyto before going on Holiday on a regular basis.

Any tips?

Corals seems happy. The few that are in there.

 

[blaxsun]

Kind of looks like chaeto.

 

[lifeofalf]

Yeah, But I never had chaeto in my tank‍

 

[Stephen8169301]

Yeah, But I never had chaeto in my tank‍

Have you added anything to take recently so you use rodi water or tap water?

 

[lifeofalf]

Use rodi with 0 TDS.
I’ve been adding phyto. Probably too much of it as well.

Have you added anything to take recently so you use rodi water or tap water?

 

[Stephen8169301]

Use rodi with 0 TDS.
I’ve been adding phyto. Probably too much of it as well.

Any reason you add phyto? I use to add I do not anymore this could be part of the issue what is you lighting schedule like

 

[lifeofalf]

Any reason you add phyto? I use to add I do not anymore this could be part of the issue what is you lighting schedule like

Just because I’ve heard it’s beneficial, and I see a lot of pods all over that the chromis eat as well.

Lighting schedule attached. 12 hours in total.

 

[Dan_P]

Kind of looks like chaeto.

Agree.

Water looks hazy.

 

[lifeofalf]

Agree.

Water looks hazy.

But chaeto doesn’t attach to rock ?

It’s not hazy anymore. Just because I tried to scrub it off.

 

[blaxsun]

But chaeto doesn’t attach to rock ?

It's algae: it can attach to anything.

 

[lifeofalf]

It's algae: it can attach to anything.

Strange.
Can anyone else confirm this? And any tips on how to remove it?
Thanks!! Appreciate the help!

 

[Stephen8169301]

Strange.
Can anyone else confirm this? And any tips on how to remove it?
Thanks!! Appreciate the help!

Are you able to remove rocks from the tank?

 

[lifeofalf]

Are you able to remove rocks from the tank?

If i rub hard with a toothbrush its possible. So just removed some of it and did a water change. Will repeat that 2-3 times of the next days.

 

[Stephen8169301]

If i rub hard with a toothbrush its possible. So just removed some of it and did a water change. Will repeat that 2-3 times of the next days.

People are said to use peroxide not exactly sure how it works but it’s safe so do research on that it burns it off the rock