Algae ID Please!?

[Gilby180]

I have a 120g with a 40g sump. Its been Running for 4 1/2 Months.

Tank: 120g Oceanic 1/2" Starphire Glass on all sides.4'x2'x2' Dual max overflow kit. Using SeaChem Reefsalt.
40br Sump.
Lighting: Tek 8 bulb t5 54w. 4xBlue+ 1xPurple+ 1xActinic+ 2XCoral+ 10H schedule.
Filtration:Filter Socks Rotated once a week. SWC 200 xtreme w/sicce psk 1000. BRS 2 stage with bulkreef GFO and Carbon Replaced Bi-weekly. HD clip on Lighting and Chaeto in the Sump.

Heating/Cooling: 2x Finnex 200w Heaters/ Icecap Fans. Temp at 78+ -1

Flow: 1x Koralia Evolution 1400gph 1x Koralia 2 600Gph Return quiet one 4000HH After Head Loss ~600Gph

I Started this Tank with 1/10 ratio Cured Through Muriatic Acid Base Rock. 100lbs. Then I seeded this Rock with Prodibio Kit. I have about 2 1/2 Inches of Sand.

My BioLoad Consists of 2 Goldbanded Maroon Clowns (Pair) 1 Foxface Rabbit Fish. 1 Sailfin Tang. 1 Manderin Dragonet (Yes I have Copepods).12 Turbos,20 Hermits. and a Frogspawn Coral which has 6 Heads. (My Clowns Host.) I feed One time a day with PE Mysis and I rinse my Food. to Remove excess organics from the ice. I also feed Nori on a Clip Every Other Day. When I feed day I feed 1 Cube. I do not Dose for ATM I have no need.

Parameters:
SG 1.025 Kept with a Refractometer which I calibrate Regularly.
Temp +- 1 78
Calcium 460
Alk 9dkh
Magnesium 1500ppm
No3 0
Po4 0
Tests are Salifert and Hanna

My RODI Is at 0 TDS. 4 Stage RO/DI. Its 4 months old and Got it from BRS

I got my First coral in this tank from a Friend and didnt notice a Clear Translucent Algae that was on it. (His tank was overtaken by it My stupid mistake thinking that I wouldnt Catch it.) Since then I have Tried Cutting back Lighting, Cutting back Feeding, Doing massive Waterchanges, 3 days Lights Off. And Nothing has Killed this Slimy trancelucent Plague that has taken off all over my Live Rock. It is not Dinos, There are no bubbles, Is its like Very Fine clear mucus hair things. Im looking for a solution to eradicate this from my aquarium. Im not sure how it got a hold in the first place. What is IT? type of Cyano?? or.. Calothrix? Noone on my Local Reef Forum could Id this. TCMAS

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Thanks, Matt.

 

[Gilby180]

Bumppy bump hmp

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

I went through that same algae bloom at around the same time frame. I started my tank with base rock (BRS Eco-saver) with some live rock to seed. I never bothered to get an ID since I figured it was a normal part of an algae cycle while the tank matures. I ran some GFO and it eventually faded away.

 

[Gilby180]

Hmmm How long did it take I have been Fighting this one for over a month now..

Thinking about vodka/carbon source ramping.. but if its a bacterium of sorts that will just feed it. Maybe Dosing kalk to percip the phos. and keep ph high.?
Regardless of the percipitation that will occur on my pumps T_T.

Maybe Slime algae products or algaefix?? IDK I will try anything at this point.

after all the tank is new and i have one coral in there so I wouldnt be totally against nuking the tank again with some muriatic acid as a last resort.

 

[Gilby180]

Noone has been able to ID this?

 

[Gilby180]

Please Help And Look into this I need a Solution to get rid of this Can anyone ID this?

 

[Gilby180]

One more Time. One more time...