massive stringy outbreak

[jeffysro]

ive noticed that about a month or two after adding fish, a brown hooked looking type of algae started growing everywhere and now im wondering what it is and how to get rid of it

 

[Gumbies R Us]

#reefsquad

 

[EnterName]

I'm not quite sure yet, but maybe others will have an easier time helping you if you answer following questions:

1. For how long has the tank been running?
2. Can you provide nitrate, phosphate, and maybe alkalinity parameters?
3. It looks full of detritus, does it release a lot of "dust" when you blow at it with a pipette?
   • If so, are you sure there is enough water flow/current in your tank?
   • Don't suddenly crank it up or you might release a lot of bad stuff at once, though
4. For how long has this stuff been bothering you?
5. Have you tried manual removal, like siphoning it through a tube?
   • Does it get loose easily or is it holding on to the ground it is growing on?
6. Do you have access to a microscope and could place a little sample under it?

 

[Rocks reef]

I'm not quite sure yet, but maybe others will have an easier time helping you if you answer following questions:

1. For how long has the tank been running?
2. Can you provide nitrate, phosphate, and maybe alkalinity parameters?
3. It looks full of detritus, does it release a lot of "dust" when you blow at it with a pipette?
   • If so, are you sure there is enough water flow/current in your tank?
   • Don't suddenly crank it up or you might release a lot of bad stuff at once, though
4. For how long has this stuff been bothering you?
5. Have you tried manual removal, like siphoning it through a tube?
   • Does it get loose easily or is it holding on to the ground it is growing on?
6. Do you have access to a microscope and could place a little sample under it?

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I agree on needing more information as some of it appears to be dinos on the back glass.

 

[Reef Jedi]

Is your cuc eating it?

 

[tbrown]

Definitely looks like part of the new tank uglies kicking in. Maybe a bacterial bloom or Dinos/Diatoms starting up.

As others have asked, how old/new is the tank? You mentioned you recently started adding fish so I'm assuming you're only about 3 months in, maybe 4?