A different algae...?

[SereneAquatic]

My new task has gone through a few stages in the past couple months. Diatom bloom, then a small hair algae outbreak, followed by cyano. Each one has receded in a decent amount of time without much help on my part.

Today I noticed something different that I can't identify. There are no corals in this tank, and all the rock was dry rock, so no hitchhikers.

This new growth is like a small, brownish fuzzball... About a quarter in size, and rather round. It clumps together like cotton, but doesn't seem slimy or stringy like dinoflaggellates.

I scraped it off the rock and captured a small piece, which looks more green outside of the tank. I can't figure out if it's a pending problem, or just some small algae outbreak like the others that will recede.

Pics... Attached

The two little pieces are the new thing in a beaker. The hair algae is seen in the third for comparison, which was very spread out and not in tiny puff balls like this one.

Unfortunately I could not get a picture of the puff ball in the tank, it was not in a place the camera could see, but it was very dense in comparison.

Any thoughts?

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

 

[AlSimmons]

I really don't have an answer for you, but the remedy is pretty much the same for a lot of stuff.

https://www.reefcleaners.org/nuisance-algae-id-guide

 

[Reef noob_]

I have the same algae, been around for a while and is quite annoying. I can't seem to get rid of it, hopefully you have some better luck.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[rvareef]

after seeing your disco rock, try turning down the red and greens and see if that helps

 

[SereneAquatic]

I have the same algae, been around for a while and is quite annoying. I can't seem to get rid of it, hopefully you have some better luck.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Does it get bigger or stay in little clumps like I have?

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

 

[SereneAquatic]

after seeing your disco rock, try turning down the red and greens and see if that helps

Lol, the camera always picks up the individual colors of the LED. It doesn't look like that when standing there, and it is also on acclimation mode right now, so lower than usual.

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

 

[SereneAquatic]

I really don't have an answer for you, but the remedy is pretty much the same for a lot of stuff.

https://www.reefcleaners.org/nuisance-algae-id-guide

Looking at that list, it seems very much like Cotton Candy Algae.

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk