Red Algae dont think its Cyano

bongo333

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Just transferred to from a nano to a 65 litre ... Went through the hair algae stage. Now Im at what the hell are you stage...

Looks like Cyano but doesnt mat
Looks like dyatoms with the little air bubbles but is red
Doesnt mat as stated before.

Did a 48 hour black out and it just comes back
Tried Cyano rx no love
Tried Chemclean still no love

Do a increase the dose and fingers crossed?

Just dont know what to do..

Ill post a pic when it comes back I just did a water change and vac

It grows on rocks, corals and sand EVERYWHERE....
I just want it gone :sad2:
 
Does it look like less in the morning, then gradually more growth and more bubbles as the day goes on? If so, could be dinos. Do you have a UV setup? If so, get that running. Also consider adding pods and snails to help. A nutrient-hungry macro like Ulva may help outcompete it for nutrients. The most concentrated food source of whatever it is, is the algae itself, so manual removal every other day also helps.
 
Yeah its a reddy brown with bubbles for sure.
I dont have a UV setup unfortunately. I have snails but only 2, I dont want to load the tank just to have to get rid of stuff after the war is over. as for manual removal I can only
blow it off the rocks with a baster type thing. I try and scoop it but most goes into the filter so almost nightly wool changes.

From what I have read there is no hard or fast way to remove this crap. or have I not read enough.
 
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