Is this cyano?

[CarterJ]

I've got some red stuff growing on my sand bed and rocks. mostly red, one mat on the sand was black.
I tested it as described in some other threads on here, in an attempt to ID it, but I am still unsure. I picked some of the red material off of the rock and sand bed and put it in a bowl in a mix of tank water and H2O2. The pictures attached are after a couple of hours or so and a picture of the red stuff on a couple of rocks in the tank.
Thanks!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

yes.
the hair algae is the stuff you should scrub and be concerned with. the cyano will settle down.
theres also a little clump of hydroids on the right you should glue down.
not the ball anemone, that's totally cool. farther right

 

[CarterJ]

yes.
the hair algae is the stuff you should scrub and be concerned with. the cyano will settle down.
theres also a little clump of hydroids on the right you should glue down.
not the ball anemone, that's totally cool. farther right

excuse my ignorance, What is the hair algae? the stuff in the bowl that is green was red when I put it in the H2O2, Idk if thats what you meant or not.
Also what do you mean by "glue down"
thanks, and sorry for more questions!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

excuse my ignorance, What is the hair algae? the stuff in the bowl that is green was red when I put it in the H2O2, Idk if thats what you meant or not.
Also what do you mean by "glue down"
thanks, and sorry for more questions!

no sweat.
on the rock in the tank. it looks like green algae. also next to the anemone there's what looks like a small patch of hydroids. youll want to get rid of them. i use a piece of putty and super glue. they sting and spread. cyano is easy to deal with. especially if its a newer tank.

 

[CarterJ]

I noticed the hydroids a couple days ago, but didn't know what they were or if they required attention. I'll try my best to get them taken care of. On the green algae, are you talking about between the two rocks in the little cove looking area? I tried to get a picture from a better angle, but all I have is my phone camera. It keeps looking green in the pictures, but the rock doesn't actually have anything green on it.

Is the cyano something I should treat for? With H2O2 or otherwise?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I noticed the hydroids a couple days ago, but didn't know what they were or if they required attention. I'll try my best to get them taken care of. On the green algae, are you talking about between the two rocks in the little cove looking area? I tried to get a picture from a better angle, but all I have is my phone camera. It keeps looking green in the pictures, but the rock doesn't actually have anything green on it.

Is the cyano something I should treat for? With H2O2 or otherwise?

You can I suppose. Usually its high nutrients No and Po. Or high dissolved organics in lower flow spots And will pas with good cleaning and flow.
In newer tanks it's really common as the bio filter really isn't up to speed.

 

[CarterJ]

You can I suppose. Usually its high nutrients No and Po. Or high dissolved organics in lower flow spots And will pas with good cleaning and flow.
In newer tanks it's really common as the bio filter really isn't up to speed.

yea its a pretty new tank, about 6 months.
Thanks again for the help!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

yea its a pretty new tank, about 6 months.
Thanks again for the help!

yea, no sweat. look at you No and Po. keep blowing it off. IMO 2 kinds o cyano /spirulina basicly , some the grows right on the effected high Po leaching rock, and some feeding right from the dissolved organics.