Algae ID

[intricate_reefer]

I have this stringy algae that forms on my corals and rock. I don't see any air bubbles on it. Can anyone give me an ID. Sorry for the bad pictures, currently my power is out. Hopefully it returns soon.

 

[Hitman]

I see bubble, possibly bryopsis, and possibly the start of Dino’s. What are your nitrate and phosphate levels?

 

[Dennco2000]

Looks like the beginning of hair algae?

 

[intricate_reefer]

That bubble is just a glob of super glue from glueing down that sps. My nitrates and phosphates were 0 for a long time. But about a week or so ago I started dosing nitrates to bring them up. Right now they are sitting at 5ppm nitrate and .05 Phosphate. This algae came shortly after I brought my levels up.

Not hair algae or bryopsis, I know what they look like. I was thinking dinos as well but never had any and I’m not seeing any bubbles. I can blow the algae off but it just returns.

Is Cyano algae ever stringy and easily able to be blown off?

I’ll try and get some better pictures tomorrow

 

[Hitman]

That bubble is just a glob of super glue from glueing down that sps. My nitrates and phosphates were 0 for a long time. But about a week or so ago I started dosing nitrates to bring them up. Right now they are sitting at 5ppm nitrate and .05 Phosphate. This algae came shortly after I brought my levels up.

Not hair algae or bryopsis, I know what they look like. I was thinking dinos as well but never had any and I’m not seeing any bubbles. I can blow the algae off but it just returns.

Is Cyano algae ever stringy and easily able to be blown off?

I’ll try and get some better pictures tomorrow

Cyano is actually a bacteria and I believe some forms are stringy but I’m not 100% positive.