excitedforfish
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Hi guys,
I have had this algae growing in my tank for over 6 months now. I used to have a 57 gallon rimless tank and it was ridden with this algae problem. Its like a slimy RUST colored algae that would never go away! I had a top of the line skimmer, ran chemipure, did water changes, and only fed every other day. Also only had 3 fish in the tank.
Fast forward 6 months later and I just sold the 57g tank to downsize to a 29g biocube. I reused the sand (bad idea?) and guess what, the dang algae is back. Here are pictures I just took of the tank. It looks gross.
On my large tank I tried chemiclean and it did not work. If I use a turkey baster it kind of comes off in little clumps and sort of dissolves into the sand. Looks like diatoms/cyano. I dont think it is dino (but I dont know). Very little air bubbles that I see but I heard cyano produces bubbles as well. From what I researched, dino has like reverse snot bubbles. What I have is just nasty wavy rust colored slime.
WHAT DO I DO? My tank is doing great other wise. Phosphates came back at 0. Even used phosguard in hopes it would go away. Lights are only on 5 hrs a day. I'm just so upset because I want this to go away and it will not. Beginning to give up on this hobby, so please help.
I have had this algae growing in my tank for over 6 months now. I used to have a 57 gallon rimless tank and it was ridden with this algae problem. Its like a slimy RUST colored algae that would never go away! I had a top of the line skimmer, ran chemipure, did water changes, and only fed every other day. Also only had 3 fish in the tank.
Fast forward 6 months later and I just sold the 57g tank to downsize to a 29g biocube. I reused the sand (bad idea?) and guess what, the dang algae is back. Here are pictures I just took of the tank. It looks gross.
On my large tank I tried chemiclean and it did not work. If I use a turkey baster it kind of comes off in little clumps and sort of dissolves into the sand. Looks like diatoms/cyano. I dont think it is dino (but I dont know). Very little air bubbles that I see but I heard cyano produces bubbles as well. From what I researched, dino has like reverse snot bubbles. What I have is just nasty wavy rust colored slime.
WHAT DO I DO? My tank is doing great other wise. Phosphates came back at 0. Even used phosguard in hopes it would go away. Lights are only on 5 hrs a day. I'm just so upset because I want this to go away and it will not. Beginning to give up on this hobby, so please help.