I have this red-brownish (blood red) stuff starting to grow everywear even on my snails. It is very fine matts with long strands comming off. It can be somewhat easily blown off or vacuumed up. It clumps in my gravel also. my LPS clerk thinks it could be a type of cyano-bacteria not an algae. any ideas, sory no pics "I need a digital camera"
What is this red stuff
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saltshop
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The most important thing to do is to get rid of the excess dissolved nutrients in your tank. The red slime remover will get rid of it for the time being, but it will come back if the nutrients are there for it to feed off of. Conch snails will also eat some of it but when the conditions are right it is hard to find anything that will eat it fast enough to really make a dent. Old light bulbs that have shifted their spectrum to the red end also help to favor its growth. HTH
dillycheeze
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get some mangroves...they work wonders!:thumbsup:
kmk2307
Active member
DBA,
I agree with saltshop. I suspect you might have elevated phosphates. I have not heard sea hares eat cyanobacteria. What kind of filtration do you have? Do you have a refugium / algae filter?
You might want to check this link out:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=147010
HTH,
Kevin
I agree with saltshop. I suspect you might have elevated phosphates. I have not heard sea hares eat cyanobacteria. What kind of filtration do you have? Do you have a refugium / algae filter?
You might want to check this link out:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=147010
HTH,
Kevin
