Algae ID?

[lukeg1981]

What kind of algae is this?

 

[bang guy]

Bryopsis sp.

 

[flower]

I agree Bryopsis....I'm afraid that stuff is right up there with hair algae as a nuisance algae, it's not good.

 

[snakeblitz33]

It doesn't look that bad right now, to be honest. You can probably control the growth by pulling out what you can, and using something like macroalgae to help control phosphates/nitrates in the tank. If you like chemical methods, GFO does a pretty good job of combating the issue.

If you get a large patch growing in your tank, you can try Kent Tech-M. Do a search for how to dose it for bryopsis. I'm sure there are better directions then I can give off the top of my head...

 

[snakeblitz33]

BTW, I love the detail in the picture... what kind of camera and lens are you using? are you using a filter?