Help removing alge

[SwerveCle]

Need to know what kind and also how to remove, it is flaky and also ends up on the glass it comes off the rock and sand easy but is spreading and I cannot seem to get rid of it

 

[Jmas4]

It's either cyano or diatoms. The latter igoes away on it own

 

[SwerveCle]

And if it is cyano have to start over ?

It has been over a month and only getting worse as well

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

And if it is cyano have to start over ?

no.
Looks like its right where the return is hitting the sand Yes? try a polishing floss on the return pump or change up the flow.

 

[GoVols]

And if it is cyano have to start over ?

It has been over a month and only getting worse as well

How old is your reef?

 

[SwerveCle]

Tank is 13 or 14 months, recently all my hammer and torches died as well but I believe that was due to low cal level, I corrected that and now that is fine

 

[GoVols]

Tank is 13 or 14 months, recently all my hammer and torches died as well but I believe that was due to low cal level, I corrected that and now that is fine

Does it recede back like almost totally gone in the morning while lights are out or is it looking at you when lights come on?

 

[SwerveCle]

It is there when the lights are on... I cut back the lights a few hours a couple weeks ago because I thought that was the reason

 

[GoVols]

It is there when the lights are on... I cut back the lights a few hours a couple weeks ago because I thought that was the reason

Seems like a cyano strain. There are two kinds.
This is the best I can do for you. If you find out it's the Ho2o kind, then you need to find twillards Hydrogen Peroxide treatment.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/positive-identification-of-cyanobacteria.253287/

 

[brownsalt92]

Dk you feed lrs or rods?

 

[SwerveCle]

So I tried chemiclean and h2o2 neither worked... someone please help

 

[SwerveCle]

As you can see it also goes on the glass like little flakes.. covers all the rocks too.

It comes off very easy with brush but keeps spreading like crazy. Can not get rid of it ?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

As you can see it also goes on the glass like little flakes.. covers all the rocks too.

It comes off very easy with brush but keeps spreading like crazy. Can not get rid of it ?

Can you get a pic without the blue. And post the parameters? How old is the tank. Amino or carbon dosing. Types of foods etc.

 

[SwerveCle]

Tank is little over year old... have been running carbon but took out since using chemiclean
Running Gfo as well


Food spirulina brine frozen 3 times week
Mysis frozen randomly 3 times month
Pellets 2 times week maybe

 

[SwerveCle]

Nitrate n02. 0
Nitrate n03. 0 to 20
Ph 8.4
Kh 120-180
Gh-180

 

[GoVols]

Tank is little over year old... have been running carbon but took out since using chemiclean
Running Gfo as well


Food spirulina brine frozen 3 times week
Mysis frozen randomly 3 times month
Pellets 2 times week maybe

How many treatments of chemiclean did you do?

 

[SwerveCle]

My second on 48 hours is right now... only thing I did was take out carbon pad.. left everything else as normal.

First treatment I turned off skimmer too

 

[SwerveCle]

If it helps I reciently lost my two hammers and most of my Duncan, but I believe that was from moving rock around and rearranging a lot.

 

[GoVols]

@Rick.45cal

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

That is like no cyano I have ever seen.