Noen orange algea?

[andrewjardin]

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?

 

[novahobbies]

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.