Alex's Nano Reef
Don't tell my Landlord
Over the last few day ive started to notice some algae starting to grow on the rocks looks a little red/brown anyone got a ID
Algae ID
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Unitylover
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The red looks like cyanobacteria, and the yellow-brownish algea is diatoms
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Alex's Nano Reef
Don't tell my Landlord
LOL the red stuff is supposed to be fake coraline algae the rock is colored that way. you think its diatoms
Unitylover
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LOL yes, the yelowish stuff is diatoms, because I have them and people said it was diatoms, I just ignore mine because they kinda add a more natural hue to my live rock, which has no coralline yet
SlugSnorter
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cyano or diatoms. welcome to the ugly phase!
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Alex's Nano Reef
Don't tell my Landlord
Thank you for the welcome. i guess its time to get the UV going and pickup a few extra clean up crew members.
SlugSnorter
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most snails do not eat cyano. Best bet is a team of Cerith for sandbed and Trochus (can flip itself) or Astrea(tends to be a harder worker) for rocks
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Alex's Nano Reef
Don't tell my Landlord
Today i plan on adding some astrea snails nassarius snail and trochus snails. Believe it or not Cerith snails aren't easy to find as you may think at least in my area.
