algae ID

[k954triniz]

what type of algae is this brownish hairy with blue lights on. hope pic is adequate.

 

[Billldg]

It looks like Cyano.

 

[BighohoReef]

Hard to tell from the picture... cyano maybe but if it's hairy it could be gha

 

[ScottB]

Better picture under white lights would be helpful.

 

[k954triniz]

It looks like Cyano.

Hard to tell from the picture... cyano maybe but if it's hairy it could be gha

Better picture under white lights would be helpful.

here is a few pics with the white lights on. its green and hairy, if it is green hair algae. could it be caused by reef roids. also i do have vibrant could that help remove it. also what other options do i have to get rid of it. i have a few snails. emarld and hermit crabs. it grew quite a bit over night.

 

[Billldg]

I personally have never had any issues with reef roids causing algae outbreaks, but I have heard others having issues. If it flows then it is likely GHA, I know Reef Flux can get rid of it, but I never used it for the purpose. I used it to get rid of Bryopsis and it killed the GHA in my sump. You can start off with the Vibrant.

 

[k954triniz]

I personally have never had any issues with reef roids causing algae outbreaks, but I have heard others having issues. If it flows then it is likely GHA, I know Reef Flux can get rid of it, but I never used it for the purpose. I used it to get rid of Bryopsis and it killed the GHA in my sump. You can start off with the Vibrant.

like move with the flow of the water? yes it does that

 

[BighohoReef]

here is a few pics with the white lights on. its green and hairy, if it is green hair algae. could it be caused by reef roids. also i do have vibrant could that help remove it. also what other options do i have to get rid of it. i have a few snails. emarld and hermit crabs. it grew quite a bit over night.

How much are you feeding? How often? It could be related to a high amount of nutrients in your water column.

Emeralds and snails should help but they might not enough if you have a larger outbreak.
You can try the vibrant just note that you have to do it weekly for 7-9 weeks. Hopefully you also don't have any macroalgae or pull it and save it somewhere.
Since you don't have any corals on some of the rocks or cords I'd pull them out of the tank and scrub them. (Don't do this to your main live rock though)
Worst case you put a fluconazole treatment in the tank watch and wait for a 10-14 days.

 

[Billldg]

like move with the flow of the water? yes it does that

Exactly, sounds like GHA. Cyano is a brownish algae that usually collects in low flow areas. It can be blown off easily with a turkey baster.

 

[k954triniz]

How much are you feeding? How often? It could be related to a high amount of nutrients in your water column.

Emeralds and snails should help but they might not enough if you have a larger outbreak.
You can try the vibrant just note that you have to do it weekly for 7-9 weeks. Hopefully you also don't have any macroalgae or pull it and save it somewhere.
Since you don't have any corals on some of the rocks or cords I'd pull them out of the tank and scrub them. (Don't do this to your main live rock though)
Worst case you put a fluconazole treatment in the tank watch and wait for a 10-14 days.

i am testing my nutrients tonight when i get home. i feed reef roids once a week day before water change normally Wednesday and change thursday , frozen marine cuisine sunday and pellets daily but never more than like 5. the tank is about 4 months old. and this issue started after i started feeding. i cant really pin point which food is doing it because i started using all at the same time.

 

[k954triniz]

Exactly, sounds like GHA. Cyano is a brownish algae that usually collects in low flow areas. It can be blown off easily with a turkey baster.

this cant be blown off so im guessing it is gha

 

[Billldg]

Yea, if its GHA you have to pull it off.

 

[k954triniz]

How much are you feeding? How often? It could be related to a high amount of nutrients in your water column.

Emeralds and snails should help but they might not enough if you have a larger outbreak.
You can try the vibrant just note that you have to do it weekly for 7-9 weeks. Hopefully you also don't have any macroalgae or pull it and save it somewhere.
Since you don't have any corals on some of the rocks or cords I'd pull them out of the tank and scrub them. (Don't do this to your main live rock though)
Worst case you put a fluconazole treatment in the tank watch and wait for a 10-14 days.

Yea, if its GHA you have to pull it off.

does gha grow on the glass of the tank ?

 

[Billldg]

I personally have never seen it grow on the glass. It did grow on the walls of my sump, so I guess it is possible.

 

[k954triniz]

I personally have never seen it grow on the glass. It did grow on the walls of my sump, so I guess it is possible.

it is on mine lol

 

[Billldg]

What are you parameters at?

 

[k954triniz]

What are you parameters at?

will be testing later tonight. will let you know

 

[k954triniz]

What are you parameters at?

 

[ScottB]

At four months I would suggest this is normal. I don't have anything against Vibrant, but I would not use it on a new biome.

Just keep up on your water changes, siphon sand bed, baste off the rock. Manually remove as much as you can.

 

[k954triniz]

Okay .. good to know .. do you think I should get a protein skimmer. It is very difficult to find one for a 14 gal biocube