Algae identification. Bryopsis/cyano?

[wzf106]

Need to help identifying this. Starting to take over the tank. Mainly on the rocks, but there is a few patches on the sand. Was able to pick up a chunk off the sand bed and tossed it away. At first, thought it was bryopsis but it seems to blow off pretty easy with a turkey baster. Thinking it may be cyano?

Thanks

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Need to help identifying this. Starting to take over the tank. Mainly on the rocks, but there is a few patches on the sand. Was able to pick up a chunk off the sand bed and tossed it away. At first, thought it was bryopsis but it seems to blow off pretty easy with a turkey baster. Thinking it may be cyano?

Thanks

How old is the tank? Cyano would have more of a reddish color to it

 

[wzf106]

How old is the tank? Cyano would have more of a reddish color to it

Tank is relatively new, about 3-4 months

 

[blaxsun]

Could be dinos. Does it resemble brown snot?

 

[Lavey29]

Sand looks like dinos

 

[To(meany)Tang]

How old is the tank? Cyano would have more of a reddish color to it

Cyano can be green brown orange or pink

 

[To(meany)Tang]

Can you list parameters?

 

[Dan_P]

Need to help identifying this. Starting to take over the tank. Mainly on the rocks, but there is a few patches on the sand. Was able to pick up a chunk off the sand bed and tossed it away. At first, thought it was bryopsis but it seems to blow off pretty easy with a turkey baster. Thinking it may be cyano?

Thanks

Looks like a mixture of species

 

[wzf106]

Can you list parameters?

Temp: 78
Salinity: 1.026
NH3/4: 0
NO2: 0
NO3: 18.3
PO4: .03
Calc: 390
Mg: 1423
Ph: 9

 

[To(meany)Tang]

Temp: 78
Salinity: 1.026
NH3/4: 0
NO2: 0
NO3: 18.3
PO4: .03
Calc: 390
Mg: 1423

Leaning more towards cyano. I'd try to balance out NO3 and PO4.

 

[wzf106]

Could be dinos. Does it resemble brown snot?

Hard to say..maybe? Initially, i thought it was just really long hair algae. I will try to take a better pic when i get home. Can dinos be blown off with a baster pretty easy?

 

[To(meany)Tang]

Hard to say..maybe? Initially, i thought it was just really long hair algae. I will try to take a better pic when i get home. Can dinos be blown off with a baster pretty easy?

To verify I would look for bubbles. DInoflagellates often if not always have an air bubble attached to them. Also not thinking dinos because dinos appear when NO3 and PO4 pretty much bottom out.

 

[wzf106]

To verify I would look for bubbles. DInoflagellates often if not always have an air bubble attached to them. Also not thinking dinos because dinos appear when NO3 and PO4 pretty much bottom out.

Some of them do have bubbles. My nitrates never bottomed out but earlier on, my phosphates did and have been dosing neophos recently to keep them up

 

[vetteguy53081]

Need to help identifying this. Starting to take over the tank. Mainly on the rocks, but there is a few patches on the sand. Was able to pick up a chunk off the sand bed and tossed it away. At first, thought it was bryopsis but it seems to blow off pretty easy with a turkey baster. Thinking it may be cyano?

Thanks

Closest would be dinos and dino can also have a red tint whereas cyano can be green -yellow-orange-purple and more
Whats causing this is likely biological deficiencies that are causing the dino structure.
No light is first key followed by the addition of bacteria to overcome the bad bacteria allowing them to thrive
Prepare by starting by blowing this stuff loose with a turkey baster and siphon up loose particles. Turn lights off (at least white and run blue at 10-15% IF you have light dependant corals) for 5 days and at night dose 1ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons for all 5 nights. If you dont have light dependent coral- turn all lights off. During the day dose 1ml of liquid bacteria (such as micro bacter 7 or XLM) per 10 gallons. Clean filters daily and DO NOT FEED CORAL FOODS OR ADD NOPOX
You can feed fish as normal and if doing blackout, ambient light in room will work for them