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Originally Posted by GeoJ There are test kits for it just like a nitrate test kit. Thanks

Originally Posted by GeoJ You should test for silicates if you get a zero reading then do nothing it will go away all by its self… If you get a silicate reading then find out where it is coming from. The moving the tank is what likely started the algae bloom. My 25 gal had this alga from one...

Well the Ultralife did nothing. I'll be trying the chemi clean. I've been told that if one doesn't work that the other one should.

Originally Posted by sean48183 If you added the antibiotic and it is coming back then it must be diatoms which usually will go away on its own after awhile but it can take some time. If it was cyano it would not have lasted the antibiotic. I have done it quite a few times over six years and it...

Originally Posted by sean48183 Can't tell totally from the pic. It looks like cyano because I see some bubbles attached to it which cyano usually has but sometimes diatoms can have that too. Whatever it is it looks like it is on its way in or on its way out. Is this after you dosed it with the...

Is this it?

Originally Posted by sean48183 never tried that but my guess is it is some type of antibiotic. Check the ingredients but that is probably what it is. Yup its an antibiotic. But I remember using some tap water for a top off and I'm sure thats where the problem lies. I'll never do that again...

Originally Posted by GeoJ I would let it go a week or two more keep doing the cleaning you have been keep any corals from being over grown and it should run its self out. What about using Ultralife red slime remover

Originally Posted by GeoJ This sounds aged to me, silicates is the only reading you have not mentioned. If you had little slime algae for most of this time I would think there is not any issue and this will go away. If you have had a constant battle with a slime algae then you would need to...

Tank is a year and 7 months old.

Originally Posted by autojunkie could be cyanobacteria... i had it once got some stuff from the lfs and it cleared right up What kind of stuff did you get and will it kill algae in my fuge?

The week before xmas I replaced the actinics in my tank. I have a coralife 48" 260w pc w/ lunar lights. I replaced the actinics w/ Uvls. I started to notice a brown/red, slimy, stringy algae build up on my sand. Naturally I tested my water for nitrates, phosphates, nitrites, ammonia, so on and...

Did you drip acclimate?

Originally Posted by novahobbies Thanks for the personal experience, even though I'm sure it certainly wasn't the best for you! Can you tell us if this was a recent purchase, or a little while ago? I would also like to know. I have a 500w 48 in fixture on the way so posts like these make me...

I did notice that the female kept biting the tentacles on the anemone. Not hard but it was enough for the anemone to shrink tose tentacles down to nubs. I can tell that there is no damage because all the tips are still pink.