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Noen orange algea?

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2/27/11 at 11:17am
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I just did a water change and there was red algea on the back wall when i was emptying it, and when i filled it back up it had turned neon orange? then it started to mist into the water like gas or something . .  should i be worried about it? i tried to siphon some out but i cant get it all before it dissolves into the water, will it harm my fish and corals?

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3/9/11 at 8:50am

That's not uncommon.  I'm pretty sure it's just some minor cyanobacteria film that, when exposed to air for too long, either dies off or induces a sporing effect.  I get it around my protein skimmer body every time I do a water change.  As long as your base parameters are in good shape, and you don't have any excess pest algae, I wouldn't consider this to be anything worth losing sleep over.

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