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Hello:
So after a few months of lazily battling GHA using GFO, I believe I actually have Lyngbya. The stuff covers my tank walls, pumps, overflow box - pretty much anywhere.
Tank is a 135g Apex controlled reef, alk is about 8.5-8.7, calcium 420, Mag about 1300. Nitrate and phosphate both test at zero.
This stuff is brown/green, and seems to have air bubbles trapped inside it by days end. I manually scrape/remove it from the glass and powerheads semi periodically, but it seems to grow back with a vengeance. It is easily removed, even using my finger. My Rabbitfish and yellow Tang won't touch it, either.
I have seen a few threads regarding this stuff, all with differing opinions and ideas, but I have yet to see an actual treatment. Does one exist?
So after a few months of lazily battling GHA using GFO, I believe I actually have Lyngbya. The stuff covers my tank walls, pumps, overflow box - pretty much anywhere.
Tank is a 135g Apex controlled reef, alk is about 8.5-8.7, calcium 420, Mag about 1300. Nitrate and phosphate both test at zero.
This stuff is brown/green, and seems to have air bubbles trapped inside it by days end. I manually scrape/remove it from the glass and powerheads semi periodically, but it seems to grow back with a vengeance. It is easily removed, even using my finger. My Rabbitfish and yellow Tang won't touch it, either.
I have seen a few threads regarding this stuff, all with differing opinions and ideas, but I have yet to see an actual treatment. Does one exist?