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Sorry guys. The brown spots on my rocks, they are definitely some type of algae. I just assumed they were new tank uglies, and would go away. They are sticking around, and seem to be growing.Need to circle what your trying to point out, cant really see what your talking about
Just continue scraping coralline algae, it will grow over or next to it and fight it off.Sorry guys. The brown spots on my rocks, they are definitely some type of algae. I just assumed they were new tank uglies, and would go away. They are sticking around, and seem to be growing.
Lol sorry im out of it today, this is a new tank right? Tangs eat lobo hermitz ,urchins ,some snails will too, but from what ive seen coralline could run lobo down. Its really nothing to worry about, i wouldnt try scraping it off though. If you can get your hands on some frags of snails with coralline algae, try to promote its growth so it can compete with it. Otherwise if its unsightly, just target with peroxideScraping coraline algae?
Yeah, tank is three months old this Thursday, going to have a small birthday for it. My girlfriend said she won't be attending, she doesn't understand. Any more details when you say target with peroxide?Lol sorry im out of it today, this is a new tank right? Tangs eat lobo hermitz ,urchins ,some snails will too, but from what ive seen coralline could run lobo down. Its really nothing to worry about, i wouldnt try scraping it off though. If you can get your hands on some frags of snails with coralline algae, try to promote its growth so it can compete with it. Otherwise if its unsightly, just target with peroxide
Yeah it was dry rock, soaked it for a couple weeks then dipped it in muratic acid.I don't think it's Lobophora. Lobophora is really smooth and grows out from one central location. This looks more like brown algae from a new tank. Where did you get the rock you put in? I'm guessing it was either dead rock (previously live rock, but was dried out so all the bacteria and 'live' of the rock died) or was dry rock. Did you rinse the rock before you put it in the tank (I pressure wash dry)? If not, it' probably leaching nitrates and phosphates which causes the algae growth. As your bacteria builds up, it will help cut it down. The trick is for the bacteria to build up, it needs nutrients and if the algae already has a foothold, it can need some help to out compete the algae.
Bottom line is it's most likely part of the normal tank cycling. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't overrun the tank, but it will probably get to a point where it will start to die back down.