What snails will eat this type of algae?

[guitaris70]

What snails will eat this algae and also what type of green algae is this?

 

[ahiggins]

Its hard to say if thats bubble algae growing in there along with the algae on the rocks...do you have a clearer picture?

 

[Snookster]

looks like green cyano - does it blow off?

 

[guitaris70]

No it won't blow off and those look like bubbles in that picture but it's sand here's a bit of a clearer one

 

[ahiggins]

no way! Theres a green form of cyano?!
Totally unrelated, I saw some orange coraline at the LFS yesterday lol

 

[ahiggins]

Hmm, it doesnt look like any sort of hard to treat algae...
What snails are in your CUC right now? or do you not have any?

 

[guitaris70]

I have a bunch not sure what kind tbh and my tank has no measurable nitrates or phosphates so idk how it's surviving

 

[guitaris70]

I have a variety of snails and 25 or so blue legged hermits

 

[donnievaz]

If you can't brush it off it's probably coralline.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Torchus will take care of it in a day or two unless its the algae that changes the color of your rock , then your best option is either 1 or 2 zebra crabs, or tuxedo urchin.

 

[themcnertney]

Thats blue-green cyano from the looks of it. I'd treat it like red cyano. Lots of threads on here.

 

[guitaris70]

If you can't brush it off it's probably coralline.

Green coralline is a thing?

 

[donnievaz]

Green coralline is a thing?

Yup
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1905131

 

[guitaris70]

Thanks, and I have 4 T5 HO but it's not growing on my tank walls yet and I have some purple areas on rocks starting to grow too which won't blow off so that's gotta be purple coralline

 

[Esquire805]

What snails will eat this algae and also what type of green algae is this?

Seems like coraline algae to me use a tooth brush on it if it's not coming off your good. But the tiny bibles are not good

 

[Salty1962]

Looks like blue/green algae. It's common with newer tanks. It should go away with time just keep your nutrients in check