Need help to ID please

[Marinevrablic]

I don't know what it is. I have so many colors in my tank right now here 2 pictures that I have no idea.

 

[Marinevrablic]

Second pic

 

[Tahoe61]

Looks like a bad case of cyanobacteria with some hair algae or other type mixed in.

I see a lot of micro bubbles mixed in.

What is your water source?
What are your nitrate and phosphate values?
How old is the tank and is there enough flow?

 

[Marinevrablic]

Looks like a bad case of cyanobacteria with some hair algae or other type mixed in.

I see a lot of micro bubbles mixed in.

What is your water source?
What are your nitrate and phosphate values?
How old is the tank and is there enough flow?

Water source is ro/di. Nitrate and phosphate levels are high. I think cause my refugium crashed for some reason. Water flow is pretty strong I think. The tank is 4 months old. My refugium even has has some light brown algea all over the glass too. How can I bring levels down and get rid of micro bubbles?

 

[Tahoe61]

For the micro bubbles you need to evaluate where the bubble originate from, typically it's the skimmer or too low a water level. Turn off the skimmer and see if the bubbles cease, if not then turn off each pump and power head one at a time and you should be able to tell where the bubbles are being created.
Test your source water 1st for nitrates and phosphates to rule that out. There has to be a method of introduction such as food, over stocking.....Proceed with some water changes to see if the number comes down if the water source is not the cause.
You can skimmer wetter, try some phosban or phosguard type of products, make an Algae Turf Scrubber, grow desirable algae to compete or proceed with carbon dosing (that would be my last choice though).

HTH

 

[Marinevrablic]

For the micro bubbles you need to evaluate where the bubble originate from, typically it's the skimmer or too low a water level. Turn off the skimmer and see if the bubbles cease, if not then turn off each pump and power head one at a time and you should be able to tell where the bubbles are being created.
Test your source water 1st for nitrates and phosphates to rule that out. There has to be a method of introduction such as food, over stocking.....Proceed with some water changes to see if the number comes down if the water source is not the cause.
You can skimmer wetter, try some phosban or phosguard type of products, make an Algae Turf Scrubber, grow desirable algae to compete or proceed with carbon dosing (that would be my last choice though).

HTH

Great info. Thank you. It ain't the skimmer. Might be my bubble trap. I don't really have algea eaters. My hermits and snails go on the glass. I have a 75 gallon tank. Maybe some crabs and turbo snails can work?

 

[Tahoe61]

You're welcome. :-)
Smaller hermits, Turbo, Astera or Cerith snails are my favorite.
You have to find the source of the nitrates and phos though. Your tank is young, what rock type did you use?

 

[Marinevrablic]

40lbs live and 40 lbs dry with one purple rock.

 

[MonsterReef]

Dose 7 milliliters of peroxide in the morning and at night after lights-out for 2 weeks to get rid of the bacteria