Weird Algae????

[9supratt4]

I was looking at my tank tonight and on the return pipe above the water level was a strange lloking algae growing. I pulled it off and the best way to describe it woul be it was a thick mat like moss and a very dark red color. What is it??

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by 9supratt4
http:///forum/post/3078421
I was looking at my tank tonight and on the return pipe above the water level was a strange lloking algae growing. I pulled it off and the best way to describe it woul be it was a thick mat like moss and a very dark red color. What is it??
Was it slimy?

 

[9supratt4]

No...not slimy.....It was thick and like a carpet or felt.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by 9supratt4
http:///forum/post/3078429
No...not slimy.....It was thick and like a carpet or felt.
Not to worry then.

 

[sharkbait35]

Im guessing that it may be cyanobacteria.

 

[9supratt4]

Originally Posted by sharkBait35
http:///forum/post/3078434
Im guessing that it may be cyanobacteria.
Definitely not cyano.....I've already combated that and won....and like I said, this was above the water level.

 

[saltfinsax]

Isent that was some call mat algae? I think there is a big thread about growing that in your sump on a sheet to take Nitrate outs I think. I think it might be the same stuff I get on the top of my overflow boxxes.

 

[spanko]

Think about an ocean or lake you have been to. There is alwasy algae growing at and above the water line on the rocks. Usually looks like a mat. Not to worry here. You can clean it off at water change times if it is unsightly to you.

 

[flower]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3078481
Think about an ocean or lake you have been to. There is alwasy algae growing at and above the water line on the rocks. Usually looks like a mat. Not to worry here. You can clean it off at water change times if it is unsightly to you.

Like all things bad...it sounds pretty to me.