White hard polops on glass

[joe4117]

hi guys,
have major problem major algea outbreak,its like a carpet of green along the sand bed. Also i have white hard things that stick to the glass. when i go to scrape it off i have to use major force to scrape it off. even then they all dont come off.
ps: cant put hand in water cause trained lion fish will stab me or bite me. not afraid of me at all. thinks in trying to feed him.

 

[renogaw]

look up hydroids, if it's a new tank they will go away on their own.

 

[lexluethar]

I think they are those white crustatians that are circular and have like a red fanny thing coming out. They populating due to excess nutrients in the tank. I had the same issue for a whilte, cut back on feeding and they've gone away. They are a pain to get off (not as hard as coraline though). I'd suggest purchasing one of those long aquarium glass cleaners and get them off that way. So your hand won't be far in the tank if at all to reach most of our glass.

 

[bigarn]

could be spiroabid (sp) worms also.

 

[m0nk]

Originally Posted by bigarn
could be spiroabid (sp) worms also.
Yup, I agree with this one for what's on your glass. The stuff on your sand bed is likely cyano and it might be tougher to deal with if you can't reach into the tank to siphon it out and/or adjust your powerhead flow direction. First you'll likely need to cut back your feeding and lighting schedule. The major causes of that are excessive nutrients in the tank and excessive lighting (also includes external lighting like sunlight hitting your tank). Cut the lighting schedule down to around 5 or 6 hours and feed every other day for a while. Make sure you have adequate flow to the general area you're finding it.