Black Algae?

[scubatiffy]

I've had my tank running for about 4 months. I have a few feather dusters, clown fish, anenome and snails. In the past few weeks I have had an outbreak of blackish algae. The snails wont touch it and it's growing at a pretty decent rate. Any non-chemical suggestions to get rid of it?

 

[oceana]

other tank info would be helpful
test readings and lighting schedule
what does it look like?
where is it growing??
rocks/sand/low flow areas??
cyano bacteria can be black red and every shade of

 

[bigarn]

Is it black or a really deep red color? If it's the latter, it's cyanobacteria. Do a search at the top of the page... there's a lot of good information about it and getting rid of it.

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[scubatiffy]

It's definetly black. It's growing on sand, rock and tank in low flow area. All tests have come back perfect- tested daily.

 

[bigarn]

Originally posted by scubatiffy
It's definetly black. It's growing on sand, rock and tank in low flow area. All tests have come back perfect- tested daily.
It's cyanobacteria.... as stated it could be blackish also.

 

[farslayer]

Post your water parameters and lighting anyway, someone here may see something that you may have overlooked. Also, get a picture if you can as that may help.

 

[oceana]

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