red or purple algae?

[akashi]

http://imgur.com/a/iSVlN



im having a problem identifying what this looks like its the same color as my real reef rock and i just spotted it today idk what it is or what to do to remove it. its also growing on my sandbed also possibly cynao?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

yea looks like maybe a bit of cyano. Does it blow off easily with a turkey baster?

 

[akashi]

yea looks like maybe a bit of cyano. Does it blow off easily with a turkey baster?

it blows off so easily with the turkey baster, i just did it

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

yes. cyano. normal.
Is it a new tank? do you have a refugium?

real reef rock has a little bit of food plus bacteria "seeds" so its normal.

 

[akashi]

tank has been running for a aboujt 2 1/2 months now, and its a biocube 29 with phosgard, chemi blue, and a tunze 9001 skimmer just added the skimmer 2 days ago

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

tank has been running for a aboujt 2 1/2 months now, and its a biocube 29 with phosgard, chemi blue, and a tunze 9001 skimmer just added the skimmer 2 days ago

yea itll pass. Imo, there is very little reason to run Phosguard now. You are in the ugly phase. Itll get better on its own.

real reef rock has a little bit of food plus bacteria "seeds" so its normal.

helps to cycle but also make a little ugly.

Patience my friend! Itll pass. Siphon it off the rocks at wc time. Keep the back chambers clean(I did my WC right from there) youll be all good!

And welcome to reef to reef! Where are you? Can we see a pic of the new tank?

 

[akashi]

i will def clean the back of my chamber next water change, i took a glance with my flashlight didnt see too much build up back their but, theres some stuff i can see at the bottom, also im located in dfw, and ill get some shots in of the tank later on for you and post it, and also im changing my sandbed, almost done with taking the orignal sandbed out got few spots left couple more wc and ill be ready to add my new sand which is the fiji pink reef grade sand, few upgrades coming in aswell, waiting on a shipment for my wetside mp10 last one broke first week i got it bought it used and way passed warranty and ecotech gave me nice deal on a wetside, also adding a mj1200 return pump so i can get this korialla 425 out of the tank

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yea stirring up the sandbed will knock extra nutrients into the water, prob what made the cyano bloom. Lucky its so new it would have put a lot more in the water.

 

[akashi]

here are pics i promised

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Excellent. That's a sweet tank!
Lots a room to grow and add corals!

 

[Maki~R~G~A]

http://imgur.com/a/iSVlN



im having a problem identifying what this looks like its the same color as my real reef rock and i just spotted it today idk what it is or what to do to remove it. its also growing on my sandbed also possibly cynao?

CYANOBACTERIA AND LITTLE DIATOM

 

[akashi]

Excellent. That's a sweet tank!
Lots a room to grow and add corals!

thinking about adding a sps coral for my next addition and when i replace the sandbed im gonna add a cleaner shrimp

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

In a tank that young get an easy one. Tyree ponape or stylo. One of the digitata ore good too.

 

[akashi]

ive been keeping up with my water changes every other day but the cyno is still growing like crazy

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

What are your parameters like for No and Po.
If you don't have or don't have room for one I always recommend a refugium.
If that's not possible very slow addition of chemical nitrate and phosphate reducers like GFO for PO.

 

[akashi]

I dont have a phostate kit yet D:, im gonna do my ammonia, nitrite and nitrate , and alk when i get back, i have to run to the store for some more ro water

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Po and no are the two thins you really want to see for nutrients and causes of cyano.

 

[akashi]

lfs was closed D: forget today is monday gotta wait til tomorrow to do a waterchange, right now ima do my test and post every, i have api for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and high ph, salifert for alk, mag, and cal. what would you recommend for a phosphate test kit

 

[akashi]

salifert test:
alk = 8dkh
ca = 430ppm
mag= 1380ppm

Api Test
Ammonia= 0ppm-0.25ppm cant tell
nitrite - 0ppm
nitrate - 0 ppm

maybe its the phospates? ill buy a salifert kit for one today
@saltyfilmfolks

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

My friend. Your tank looks great. Its young. Itll pass.
double chec Am. but I think your good. All by its self the 10000000000 Good Bacteria are working to clean that tank up for you. As they grow stronger they WILL balance the tank. dont over feed dont under feed. get that skimmer tuned (its a pain I have one) but. That lil baby tank is gonna blossom on its own.
I wont recommend bottles of stuff to put in it. sorry. The good guys will defeat the the Bad red guys. If you take a 1/4 tube and siphon out one gallon of red stuff every week itll help.
But the biggest thing is Patience.
Keep an eye on the No and Po but dont worry. you will see rise and fall of both. this is the tank balancing its self. MOst folks see an end to the fluctuations once the Ugly phase passes. Not a coincidence.

Cyano BTW is the oldest organism on earth. Our ancestor. We are looking for it or signs of it on comets and mars. Higher life forms once they appear generally out compete the cyano for food. In a tank those life form include Good bacteria and corals.;)