Microscopic bubble algae

dannobiocube

New Member
View Badges
Joined
Feb 12, 2021
Messages
16
Reaction score
3
Location
cedar rapids
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Pest Algae help. I have an microscope algae taking over my one year old tank. To the eye it forms loose green mate that can be easily brushed away or vacuumed. But it quickly returned a few days later. Under a microscope it appears as very small spheres. Any idea what I’m looking at? At first I thought it was cyano but chemi clean didn’t touch it and after looking at it under a microscope it’s not cyano. My parameters are as follow.

Nitrate 17 ppm
Phosphate .04 ppm
Ph 8.2
Cal 420
Mag 1350

Thanks for any help

Dan

B6C578B9-2A27-4648-A56E-2B4E0809FA3E.jpeg 815A1BA3-2D39-4EA4-A7C6-3ED73762A7DC.jpeg
 

lapin

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Dec 16, 2017
Messages
10,830
Reaction score
17,972
Location
Austin
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
The first picture looks like green cyano. I have some. Not sure what it looks like under the scope
 

Form or function: Do you consider your rock work to be art or the platform for your coral?

  • Primarily art focused.

    Votes: 20 8.2%
  • Primarily a platform for coral.

    Votes: 43 17.7%
  • A bit of each - both art and a platform.

    Votes: 162 66.7%
  • Neither.

    Votes: 12 4.9%
  • Other.

    Votes: 6 2.5%
Back
Top