Algae id please

[Srh444]

Evening,

Please can you help with identifying the algae in the photo. I am not sure whether it is Cyano? Filamentous algae? Dinos? or something else? Tank will be 2 yrs old in November.

Thanks in advance

 

[Dan_P]

Evening,

Please can you help with identifying the algae in the photo. I am not sure whether it is Cyano? Filamentous algae? Dinos? or something else? Tank will be 2 yrs old in November.

Thanks in advance

Would you post a picture under white light? Thanks

 

[Srh444]

Would you post a picture under white light? Thanks

Hi Dan,

Here is a photo of the algae in white light. Many thanks

 

[Dan_P]

Hi Dan,

Here is a photo of the algae in white light. Many thanks

Wow, this tank is spotless for a nearly two year old tank. There seems to be very little of anything growing on the rocks. The sand is incredibly clean.

The stuff on the sand might be diatoms or dinoflagellates. The green coloration on the rocks is some sort of micro algae that grows on clean surfaces.

 

[Srh444]

Wow, this tank is spotless for a nearly two year old tank. There seems to be very little of anything growing on the rocks. The sand is incredibly clean.

The stuff on the sand might be diatoms or dinoflagellates. The green coloration on the rocks is some sort of micro algae that grows on clean surfaces.

It looks even better in blue (normal) lighting . Thanks for your input, I'll treat it for diatoms/dinos. I have a few zoas and I have a toadstool and 6 bta's which I love, 4 rose/red and 2 green and also a large xenia on a rock. Thanks again, Steve

 

[aboxx]

Does anyone know what this is?