Rust Colored Algae

[akabryanhall]

I have this algae bloom that is brown/rust colored. happened after inserting a ceramic fragstation into the tank. What is it and Whats a good fix for this?

 

[Troylee]

Could be diatoms or dinos got any pics??

 

[swannyson7]

+1 on cyano or dinoflagellates. Usually dinos will have little strings coming off of it with a lot of bubbles, while cyano just mats over the rock & sandbed. Getting rid of dinos can be an absolute nightmare, so I hope for your sake that it's cyano. If you do a search on here, you'll find a ton of info on how to battle them.

 

[akabryanhall]

There are no bubbles so I am going with Cyano, I have adjusted my flow so that there is more on the sandbed, i will check to see if this has helped when I get home.