Algae or bacteria?

[Just John]

I just killed off the cyano infestation in my tank. Now it is rapidly being replaced by these strands all over the glass. Is this bacteria or algae?

 

[taricha]

the obvious gren color tells us it's "algae" (photosynthetic) as opposed to "bacteria" (nonphotosynthetic)
no idea if it's a green algae, or a cyanobacteria or what.

 

[Just John]

the obvious gren color tells us it's "algae" (photosynthetic) as opposed to "bacteria" (nonphotosynthetic)
no idea if it's a green algae, or a cyanobacteria or what.

Maybe a stupid question, but isn't cyano a photosynthetic bacteria? I assumed they might both be green. When I used Chemiclean to get rid of the cyano I had before nothing in the tank seemed to mind, so I was asking to decide whether Chemiclean would be a good option if it starts to get bad.

 

[Spare time]

Out of curiosity, do you have a non microscope pic?

 

[Just John]

Out of curiosity, do you have a non microscope pic?

Sorry, no and I cleaned it all off the glass an hour ago

 

[Spare time]

Sorry, no and I cleaned it all off the glass an hour ago

Were they small tufts?

 

[Just John]

Were they small tufts?

No, just a low flat slimy-ish layer. Great description there

 

[taricha]

Maybe a stupid question, but isn't cyano a photosynthetic bacteria? I assumed they might both be green. When I used Chemiclean to get rid of the cyano I had before nothing in the tank seemed to mind, so I was asking to decide whether Chemiclean would be a good option if it starts to get bad.

Sorry. I misinterpreted your "Algae or bacteria?" as wondering if it's photosynthetic nuisance or bacterial growth.
If you want to know if it's cyano in order to use Chemiclean, the answer is maybe. The color and filament width fits cyano, but the elongated cells aren't typical. But cyano can do weird things, so maybe!

 

[Just John]

Sorry. I misinterpreted your "Algae or bacteria?" as wondering if it's photosynthetic nuisance or bacterial growth.
If you want to know if it's cyano in order to use Chemiclean, the answer is maybe. The color and filament width fits cyano, but the elongated cells aren't typical. But cyano can do weird things, so maybe!

Thanks as always!

 

[Coinzmans Reef]

Are the smaller ones moving ?

 

[Just John]

Are the smaller ones moving ?

Nope, nothing moves.