Need some help, the ugly stage is here

[BristleWormHater]

I need some help with Id on algae, and what cuc members to add. Here's pics

Diatoms:

What is this?

Bubble algae

What is that (on top of the left side of dipsastraea)

Same stuff as the dipsastraea but the goni seems pretty bothered by it

What is this

I'll try to get better pics but I think these are bryozoans

 

[Jekyl]

Tank size and age? I would recommend reefcleaners.org

 

[BristleWormHater]

Tank size and age? I would recommend reefcleaners.org

It's a innovative marine 25 gallon lagoon. Tank is about 3 months old

 

[PharmrJohn]

Tank size and age? I would recommend reefcleaners.org

Beat me to it. If the tank is new, the ugly stage will come and go. Just part of the maturation process.......

 

[BristleWormHater]

Beat me to it. If the tank is new, the ugly stage will come and go. Just part of the maturation process.......

I'm mostly concerned about the algae growing on the coral. It is very hard to remove and it just grows back, so I need something to eat it, any ideas?

 

[kyreefville]

what cleaning crew do you have now?

 

[BristleWormHater]

what cleaning crew do you have now?

2 cerith snails and 1 trochus snail

 

[FDchase]

If you have only one bubble algae just get it out now. Don’t let it get a hold of your tank.

 

[BristleWormHater]

If you have only one bubble algae just get it out now. Don’t let it get a hold of your tank.

How do I remove it with spreading it?

 

[kyreefville]

What I use to do was put a siphon or pump sucking water out of tank in the direct vicinity when I tried to pop them off so if they broke open better chance of sucking spores into bucket. If it's not firmly attached just sucking it out with siphon tube.

 

[BristleWormHater]

The bryopsis has begun to die after the fluconazole treatment I added. More algae has popped up as well as two sponges, maybe? I need some ID help. @ISpeakForTheSeas

 

[BristleWormHater]

Bunp

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

How do I remove it with spreading it?

It doesn't spread from removal.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Start with the sticky threads here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/nuisance-algae-including-bacteria.631/
*you will definitely need more than 3 snails...

*some of what you're seeing is part of the normal process. Keep track of your nutrients and don't let them bottom out, manually remove what keeps you up at night, and be patient...

 

[Tamberav]

I would be careful using that med to treat your bryopsis - it can easily cause dino in a young tank which is the worst thing to have...you will wish you had your old algae back lol

What snails do you have?

Emerald crabs can be helpful for that tougher green algae (doesn't look like typical hair algae, might be turf?) but you need to keep an eye on them as sometimes they are naughty.

You need a CUC but you also should manually remove it yourself in a young tank.

 

[mh0ward]

I’m not an expert, but some of those pics look like dinoflagellates to me.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Start with the sticky threads here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/nuisance-algae-including-bacteria.631/
*you will definitely need more than 3 snails...

*some of what you're seeing is part of the normal process. Keep track of your nutrients and don't let them bottom out, manually remove what keeps you up at night, and be patient...

Yeah I'm working on cuc, just too lazy to drive all the way the fish store, I'll go when I run out of RO water.

 

[BristleWormHater]

I would be careful using that med to treat your bryopsis - it can easily cause dino in a young tank which is the worst thing to have...you will wish you had your old algae back lol

What snails do you have?

Emerald crabs can be helpful for that tougher green algae (doesn't look like typical hair algae, might be turf?) but you need to keep an eye on them as sometimes they are naughty.

You need a CUC but you also should manually remove it yourself in a young tank.

Never heard of fluconazole causing Dinos and don't see how it could considering it raises nutrients. I had 2 emeralds, removed them both after the picked on my coral. It is not typical hair algae it is bryopsis (hence fluconazole). Working on cuc currently

 

[BristleWormHater]

I’m not an expert, but some of those pics look like dinoflagellates to me.

Had that thought too, but I'm not sure.

 

[Tamberav]

Never heard of fluconazole causing Dinos and don't see how it could considering it raises nutrients. I had 2 emeralds, removed them both after the picked on my coral. It is not typical hair algae it is bryopsis (hence fluconazole). Working on cuc currently

When flux kills off algae, it makes it room for other things to compete, not always friendly things.

It’s fairly common occurrence that can be found in multiple threads in the search

This is a somewhat recent one

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fluconazole-experience.969010/

I am just warning you to be careful.