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kypatriot
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I get the same junk in waves - it will all go away for a couple months and then come back with a vengence. It's coming back now, and I've been fighting it by trying to vacuum it off with water changes - only slightly effective.
I'd like to know what it is too. Cyanobacteria? Diatom algae?
I'd like to know what it is too. Cyanobacteria? Diatom algae?
graveyardworm
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Looks like lobophora variegata I'll dig up a thread for you.
Here you go http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=810891
Here you go http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=810891
graveyardworm
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Sounds like what you have is something different, any chance you could post some pics?
o2bnh20
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I thought it was an algea. I've got all kinds of critters trying to work on it and other algeas. I have a urchin, crabs, a yellow eye tang, lawnmower blenny. I think the best I've seen is a good refugium. I have removed the algeas from my fuge to make space for a anemone. I'm going to somehow make room for more macroalgeas in the fuge or another tank. Thanks
kypatriot
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Here are the pix of what I have. I've never put images into a thread before - sorry I don't know how to make them smaller.
This stuff grows and spreads with a Maxi-Jet 1200 blowing right on it, so I thought maybe it wasn't plain ole red slime. But it does grow best in slower flow areas (higher nurtrient)
This stuff grows and spreads with a Maxi-Jet 1200 blowing right on it, so I thought maybe it wasn't plain ole red slime. But it does grow best in slower flow areas (higher nurtrient)
kypatriot
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I think I fixed the images being so huge. If you want a close up, these pix are enormous.
When I do a water change and suck the stuff off the rocks, it has detritus under it usually. Also, you can see some places where it is gone in chunks - my turbos pushed it off the rocks.
When I do a water change and suck the stuff off the rocks, it has detritus under it usually. Also, you can see some places where it is gone in chunks - my turbos pushed it off the rocks.
graveyardworm
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Looks like cyano to me, which generally means you need to get a better handle on your nutrients, also it prefers lower flow areas, not because it has higher nutrient, but because high flow tends to blow it away. How's your skimmer performing, and what do you use for water top off?
kypatriot
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I thought it was, but like I said, there is a MaxiJet 1200 blowing right directly on some of it. It is thick and really adherent.
My skimmer is a CPR dual bak-pak, and until about a week ago I also had an Excalibur on it as well. Neither one produced much of anything, until I modified the Bak-Pak a little, and now I get maybe 4oz. of green junk a day.
All the water is from a Kent Maxxima RO/DI. My TDS meter shows 6-8ppm on the output water, and my salt is a mix of IO and Reef Crystals.
I do think I need to be more consistent with water changes (probably my weakest point).
My skimmer is a CPR dual bak-pak, and until about a week ago I also had an Excalibur on it as well. Neither one produced much of anything, until I modified the Bak-Pak a little, and now I get maybe 4oz. of green junk a day.
All the water is from a Kent Maxxima RO/DI. My TDS meter shows 6-8ppm on the output water, and my salt is a mix of IO and Reef Crystals.
I do think I need to be more consistent with water changes (probably my weakest point).
russ49merc
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it looks like that red slime ........ the red slime remover works real good
graveyardworm
Premium Member
The red slime remover will get rid of it, but if the root of the problem isnt fixed it will come back, or worse case another more difficult alga will come to fill the void. I would live with the cyano for now and use it as a guage to determine if things your doing to fix the problem are working.
If you have space a refugium with good flow and a fast growing macro may help and provide many other benefits as well.
If you have space a refugium with good flow and a fast growing macro may help and provide many other benefits as well.
graveyardworm
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I think for the lobophora it may take alittle more than just adding a fuge, I think you'll also need some means of removal, but I could be wrong. Dont know if you read through the thread I provided, Samala pointed out the weird white cloud surounding the lobophora, and it appears you have the same cloud.
