Help ID, please: Fuzzy White Growth in shadows

[rpkneumann]

Last few days this white fuzzy growth is developing in the light shade underneath the rock overhangs. Basically on non algea covered spaces.
Anybody can tell em what this is ?

 

[Elira_6301]

Looks like possibly like a marine fungus. Id use a turkey baster to blow it off.

 

[VexedTomb792]

definitely something like a fungus, the only time I’ve seen something like is is when there has been a food pellet stuck some where and it’s slowly rotting. That can’t be the cause here though because it’s on the underneath of the rocks. How long has the tank been running? Could it be some organics in the rock structure itself that are decomposing?

 

[Elira_6301]

I've gotten losts of annoying fungus grow on food, substrate, logs, plants etc. in my freshwater tanks simply from not removing uneaten food. And it spreads quick.

 

[rpkneumann]

The tank is running for about 7 months.
Flow is good in those areas.
Values are all within limits.
I’ll try to blow it away kind of hard to get there because th3 tank is 28” deep

 

[Elira_6301]

The tank is running for about 7 months.
Flow is good in those areas.
Values are all within limits.
I’ll try to blow it away kind of hard to get there because th3 tank is 28”.

Get your scuba gear on! Good luck hun.

 

[rpkneumann]

Get your scuba gear on! Good luck hun.

Would love todo that if we can figure out how to put a 350 lbs 5'10" man in a 150 gallon aquarium.

 

[Elira_6301]

Just wear a speedo. And hang over the top take pics.

 

[Elira_6301]

Just wear a speedo. And hang over the top take pics.

It was a joke Gribbles

 

[VexedTomb792]

Just wear a speedo. And hang over the top take pics.

Dont

 

[Subsea]

Last few days this white fuzzy growth is developing in the light shade underneath the rock overhangs. Basically on non algea covered spaces.
Anybody can tell em what this is ?

Except for where the yellow feather duster is, scrub white fungus with toothbrush dipped in perixide.

 

[VexedTomb792]

Except for where the yellow feather duster is, scrub white fungus with toothbrush dipped in perixide.

I think it’s a fishes tail?

 

[Subsea]

I think it’s a fishes tail?

I have had coffee since the post and it definitely looks like a fish tail.

@rpkneumann
Is it a fish tail?

Where in Austin do you live? I am in Hays Co, 5 miles north of the Salt Lick.

 

[Goaway]

Yellow feather duster... Looks like a purple tang's tail.

I've dealt with bacteria bloom, but not a fungus. Bacteria is usually easier to manage.

Maybe give us a list of livestock. There might be some microbacter7 suggestions.

 

[Goaway]

Also an older thread, much older. Looks to be the same issue you have
@rpkneumann
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/algae-va-bacteria.265528/

 

[rpkneumann]

I think it’s a fishes tail?

Yes, it a purple tang (very young)

 

[rpkneumann]

Also an older thread, much older. Looks to be the same issue you have
@rpkneumann
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/algae-va-bacteria.265528/

Wow, lots to read. Not all successful but I'll try.

I did have apriod of high phosphate because of a change in fish food from hakiri mysis only to self made very rich food.
I use Phosbond in a canister to get it down. Its in a "acceptable range" but still high. Working on it. Can't feed less and less....
The stuff definitely grows in the light shadows only. All my filters are kept clean (Rollermat, one sock filter, skimmer)
I'll do all the cleaning suggestions next. and see what will happen. I reluctant to throw in chemicals if its not 100% clear what I'm treating.

 

[Elira_6301]

Yes, I didn't use chems for mine. But I had to do a full substrate change and.clean all my plants and driftwood in peroxide. But thats freshwater for you.

 

[Goaway]

Wow, lots to read. Not all successful but I'll try.

I did have apriod of high phosphate because of a change in fish food from hakiri mysis only to self made very rich food.
I use Phosbond in a canister to get it down. Its in a "acceptable range" but still high. Working on it. Can't feed less and less....
The stuff definitely grows in the light shadows only. All my filters are kept clean (Rollermat, one sock filter, skimmer)
I'll do all the cleaning suggestions next. and see what will happen. I reluctant to throw in chemicals if its not 100% clear what I'm treating.

There are things like bacter7 and pns that are not chemicals, but beneficial bacteria. There's a lot of r2r's using them. And many with mind blowing tanks