Algae identification!!

[Nanobros]

What type of algae is this? It's sorta fuzzy almost like a hair algae. It's all most like a dark dark reddish purple

 

[jraker]

Cotton candy algae? It's a little hard to tell from the picture.

 

[farfromsea]

I would say cotton candy too. Throw some turbos in there to see if they will eat it up
http://melevsreef.com/critters/cotton-candy-algae

 

[Nanobros]

I would say cotton candy too. Throw some turbos in there to see if they will eat it up
http://melevsreef.com/critters/cotton-candy-algae

It's all over my tank. I think it's a cyano

 

[jraker]

Can you try and get a better picture of it?

 

[Nanobros]

Can you try and get a better picture of it?

 

[farfromsea]

Looks more like red cyano since it lacks that fluffy cotton candy quality. You can try some of that Cyano remover stuff I suppose

 

[Nanobros]

Looks more like red cyano since it lacks that fluffy cotton candy quality. You can try some of that Cyano remover stuff I suppose

Is it chemi clean? Cyano remover?

 

[farfromsea]

Yeah Chemi-Clean or Red Cyano Rx. The cheap method is no light for 3 days but obviously not the best for corals

 

[jraker]

Chemi-clean and other cyano removers work with immediate effects, but they do work by killing the bacteria which makes up cyano. Because of that, it also can kill beneficial bacteria in your reef tank. You corals will be perfectly fine with a 3 day blackout. Manual removal also helps, but you don't seem to have much cyano, so I would just do the blackout.

 

[timnem70]

How old is that tank? Looks very new? You will get blooms from time to time until it matures. Turn of lights or, treat with chemiclean. It will do the job. Be careful though, it will make your skimmer go crazy for a little while. Good luck

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[truffle22]

Maybe red slime bacteria?


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[Nanobros]

How old is that tank? Looks very new? You will get blooms from time to time until it matures. Turn of lights or, treat with chemiclean. It will do the job. Be careful though, it will make your skimmer go crazy for a little while. Good luck

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My tank is 6 weeks old

 

[Reeflife916]

My tank is 6 weeks old

Definitely part of the process, you are gonna go through different blooms o different types at different times. Keep up on you WCs and tank husbandry and as the system matures it will begin to balance out

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