Algae I'd

[Kona26]

I think this is cyno and am about to go lights out but I just want to check. I have a ton of bubbles on my rock and it seem like it's growing. My tank still looks good just want to get it under control before it gets out of hand

 

[Kona26]

Bump

 

[pyithar]

do you have trochus, turbo snails or some sort of snails in your tank? if so, are they eating those algae and staying alive? the reason i asked is because the algae look like dinoflagellates to me. if those are dino, snails will die when they eat them.

 

[Reef noob_]

+1 on dinos

 

[shesacharmer]

Looks like Dinos to me too. Cyano is usually a red slimy mat. Stringy, brown, bubbly is usually dinos and they aren't a fun thing to deal with. It will take a multi prong attack to fight that off. Do some research to figure out how to proceed. I followed advice from Julian Sprung and managed to get rid of it but you have to use several methods simultaneously.

 

[Kona26]

I do have snails and all seem to be ok. although I doubt they have touched it...it is only on a few small spots of rock and my pump cord (that I can see) It is stringy and dose contain bubbles...I will be looking in to the dino for sure...thank you for the input

 

[Kona26]

 

[Kona26]

New pic. I now have lights out but it seems to come back with force

 

[Sk8r]

If it's cyano, it will tend to vanish (unless it's very thick) overnight, then reappear the next morning.

 

[Kona26]

Yeah I have tried to clean as much as I can over the night. But seems to come back the next day. That pic was the worst before I covered the tank.