Algae?

[farmandfish]

I have some redish felt like algae on some of my rocks and its covered the power heads also. What is it?

 

[luvmyreef]

Pics would help, but I suggest you search cyanobacteria in the threads...

 

[bms]

is it slimy with bubbles or is it just a matte of algae?

 

[farmandfish]

No bubbles I did blow it off the rocks with a baster.

 

[flower]

Originally Posted by farmandfish
http:///forum/post/3138757
No bubbles I did blow it off the rocks with a baster.

If it blew off like a carpet of material...it is cyano. Check for phosphates, make sure you have lots of water current with no dead spots, and be very careful of over feeding.
Remove as much red algae as you can and do water changes once each week to get rid of it. Don't use chemclean or Red X just yet. Try doing it natural first. It may take a little longer to be rid of it but cyano gets immune to chemclean and Red X.

 

[spanko]

Is it really red or more to the brown side? Could be diatoms if this is a newer tank.

 

[flower]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3138765
Is it really red or more to the brown side? Could be diatoms if this is a newer tank.

Thats why I asked if it comes up like a carpet..diatoms don't, it blows off like dust...at least mine was like that. Am I wrong?

 

[farmandfish]

The tank is 3yrs old. The stuff comes off the rock easy. Now the stuff that came off the rock is laying on the sand. Need something to get rid of that now

 

[farmandfish]

I still have this Stuff on my sand. Its what came off the rock snails have finally cleaned up the LR . Ive tried to suck it up and it helps abit but its in every nook and cranny snails dont touch it either.Any ideas how to clean it up?

 

[senormatt]

I had the same problem(it is most likley Cyano) I put lots more flow in my aquarium(power heads) it's all gone now and has never come back. it took about 3 weeks to get rid of all of it.