I have a 75g. reef with below tank sump. I Have had a great looking tank for about two years now. In the last 3 months I have a brown fuzzy algae on my rock and it has spread to my sand bed. You can peel a layer off the sand bed. 1 week ago I did a 25g. water change and may see a small change for the better. Does anyone have an idea as to what it is or how to get it out of my tank?
Brown Fuzzy Algae
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Lyngbya wolud be my guess reefervt.It is a type of cyanobacteria, forms turfs on rock,sand. It's not palatable to many herbivores. Usually blooms under nutrient-poor conditions. To control manual removal,Herbivores. Most cynos can be controlled by removing or oxidizing dissolved organic compounds,increased water flow,and limiting dissolved phosphate.So with that said things to check=skimmers working well time to clean whole unit? Phos test wasn't expired or unreliabe?In My tank if I see any cyno I change rowa-phos ,carbon in reactors and it clears up I use cyno kind of like a indicator for cleaning. Hope this helps
Dallast its probably red slime that comes in a brown version it's a cyno to above directions applied.Make sure it is't smothing corals.It can cause black band disease in corals.hermits such as Clibanarius tricolor(Blue legged hermit)May eat it.
Dallast its probably red slime that comes in a brown version it's a cyno to above directions applied.Make sure it is't smothing corals.It can cause black band disease in corals.hermits such as Clibanarius tricolor(Blue legged hermit)May eat it.
