WHAT TYPE OF ALGAE IS THIS

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What type of algae is this? I need to fix it.
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How old is your tank?
 
A little less than 4 months
 
You are going to have one ugly or another for several months. Cuc is a major benefit to speed those up
 
It could be diatoms but you’d need a microscope to know for sure. If so, they will go away with tank maturity.

Get enough diatom/algae eating CUC and do not keep the lights on too high and too long. Slowly but surely.
 
It could be diatoms but you’d need a microscope to know for sure. If so, they will go away with tank maturity.

Get enough diatom/algae eating CUC and do not keep the lights on too high and too long. Slowly but surely.
What is a CUC
 
This looks like wire algae which cleaners wont address. The rock will have to be placed in a container of tank water and scrubbed with a firm toothbrush or automotive detail brush and returned to tank and add chiton snails. large astrea snails, pitho crabs and ninja star snails for control.
 

WHICH KIND OF INVERT HAS CAUSED THE MOST MISCHIEF IN YOUR TANK?

  • Sea urchins

    Votes: 8 20.5%
  • Hermit crabs

    Votes: 4 10.3%
  • Other crabs

    Votes: 4 10.3%
  • Shrimp

    Votes: 4 10.3%
  • Snails or conchs

    Votes: 2 5.1%
  • Sea stars

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Anemones

    Votes: 8 20.5%
  • None! My inverts are model citizens. :-)

    Votes: 7 17.9%
  • Something else (tell us in the comments)

    Votes: 2 5.1%
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