Tank is 6 months old. 65 gallon with 20 gallon sump and about 40lb live rock, 40lb live sand, two black phantom clown fish, two Bangaii Cardinals, one Tail Spot Blenny, one Royal Gramma, 2 peppermint shrimp, 3 hermit crabs, 10 turbo snails, 2 nerite snails, 2 cerith snails, 3 zoas, 1 radioactive palythoa, and 1 Duncan.
I had none of this type of algae until this week when my return pump unexpectedly died. I had minimal flow for a couple days until I could get a new pump installed and this stuff exploded. It's even growing in the dark in the sump. I also normally dose live phytoplankton, but unfortunately ran out right when this happened and it's back ordered at least a week. Normally the phytoplankton out competes nuisance algae/bacteria. I cleaned off the surface of all the rocks yesterday and did a 15% water change and it's all back again today. I have not been dosing calcium. I'm using a Kessil AP9X, but it has been off for the last 36 hours.
Any help on what it is and what I can do to get rid of it would be helpful. Images and video below.
SALIFTER TESTS
NH3: 0
pH: 8.0
KH: 10.2
Ca: 400
Mg: 1200
PO4: 0
I had none of this type of algae until this week when my return pump unexpectedly died. I had minimal flow for a couple days until I could get a new pump installed and this stuff exploded. It's even growing in the dark in the sump. I also normally dose live phytoplankton, but unfortunately ran out right when this happened and it's back ordered at least a week. Normally the phytoplankton out competes nuisance algae/bacteria. I cleaned off the surface of all the rocks yesterday and did a 15% water change and it's all back again today. I have not been dosing calcium. I'm using a Kessil AP9X, but it has been off for the last 36 hours.
Any help on what it is and what I can do to get rid of it would be helpful. Images and video below.
SALIFTER TESTS
NH3: 0
pH: 8.0
KH: 10.2
Ca: 400
Mg: 1200
PO4: 0
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