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So I’ve looked for threads similar to my issue and haven’t successfully found any so ima make this post idk what type of algea this, I’m providing pics of lights on and lights off early morning before 4am

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Let's start with the basics.

1. What are your current tank parameters?
2. How recently did you set up this tank?
3. Where are you sourcing your water from? (Are you making it yourself, buying from local fish store, etc.?)
 

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So I’ve looked for threads similar to my issue and haven’t successfully found any so ima make this post idk what type of algea this, I’m providing pics of lights on and lights off early morning before 4am

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Hard to say with these photos what exactly is growing. Could be a ”no big deal” micro algae that grows in a new aquarium or green cyanobacteria.
 
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Let's start with the basics.

1. What are your current tank parameters?
2. How recently did you set up this tank?
3. Where are you sourcing your water from? (Are you making it yourself, buying from local fish store, etc.?)
I haven’t checked phosphorus in a few days but when I did last they was 0.380 via Hanna ulr

no2 was 40-50ppm via api
Salinity 1.026 via refractometer
Ph 7.8 via api
Temp 78-79 degrees

It’s been running since July 26th

making salt mix myself using io reef crystals
 
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Hard to say with these photos what exactly is growing. Could be a ”no big deal” micro algae that grows in a new aquarium or green cyanobacteria.
Well with no light on early morning I looks green with lights on it appears to be brownish/maroon I also have green algea growing on back wall, inside the glass and on my rocks even on my finger leather coral
 

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