Algae ID

jsiker · Feb 23, 2017

Could I get an ID on this algae before I panic and do things I shouldn't to my tank!

saltyphish · Feb 23, 2017

looks like bryopsis to me, but Ive been wrong before.

saltyfilmfolks · Feb 23, 2017

looks like what happens to Bryo when it dies.
Is there green stuff too? Btro is fern or feather(i can kinda see) but that messed up.

jsiker · Feb 23, 2017

Do I need to try and take a clearer picture?

There is no green algae. I thought this was just brown long hair algae until I started seeing the bubbles around it.

saltyfilmfolks · Feb 23, 2017

Its pretty weird looking. I only had one similar on a UGLY tank cycle experiment. I wound up brushing cleaning and adding snails. I think I dipped the rock in a peroxide solution.
yea a better pic if you can.
The solution will probably be the same..

jsiker · Feb 23, 2017

Dinos maybe? its long, brown with the air bubbles around it.

saltyfilmfolks · Feb 23, 2017

jsiker said:
Dinos maybe? its long, brown with the air bubbles around it.

could be. or just a slime algae.
Nothing for nothing but most who say dinos are not dinos.(2yrs r2r)

I would only worry if it spread or persists. Probable causes low ph, nutrients, not enough hungry snails..

jsiker · Feb 24, 2017

Well I've been fighting getting my nutrients back up since having to go fallow and my nitrates and phosphates just dropping to 0. I tested the other day and phosphates were finally registering but still fighting to get the nitrates up so they are testable at least. It's a work in progress. I'll check the ph tonight and try and kick the lazy snails into overdrive as well!