Algae problem

[Sexytang]

For the past few weeks I have had a bad algae problem it’s a brown stringy slime
I’ve been sucking it out little by little but it just grows right back and is taking over corals. What will help this or eat it

 

[Sexytang]

 

[Retro Reefer]

might be Dino’s, Do you know your nutrient numbers.. p04 & N03?

 

[fishguy242]

hi what size is your tank,how old?

 

[Sexytang]

Will have to check nitrates and take is 13 months

 

[fishguy242]

how many gallons?

 

[Sexytang]

36g

 

[fishguy242]

couple of water changes will help to start

 

[fishguy242]

what is your salinity

 

[Sexytang]

Well I did a 8g wc and my salinity was super low till a few days ago I’ve been raising it with new saltwater

 

[Sexytang]

It was 1.022 now around 1.024

 

[Idoc]

Need to test your no3 and po4 readings. It may be dinos. But it's not always easy to diagnose without a microscope pic.

 

[fishguy242]

great that salinity change should help

 

[fishguy242]

but try to hold.0 24 now

 

[Sexytang]

Will a lawnmower blenny or yellow blenny eat this. I’d really like a yellow one

 

[fishguy242]

don't think so,sand sifting star will help

 

[fishguy242]

is it turn to like powder in morning,and then build up again during the day?

 

[sarcophytonIndy]

Looks like red cyanobacteria to me, https://blog.marinedepot.com/2015/06/red-slime-how-to-prevent-and-remove-cyanobacteria.html

 

[Sexytang]

Doesn’t look like red slime truly looks like Dino’s I truly don’t know what is causing this and if I can’t get it under control soon I’m gonna just rip the tank apart and downgrade and sell out

 

[Greg P]

Regardless of whether it's Dinos or Cyano, you can get through it,
Don't give up just yet.

No cleaners are going to eat either, but you can blow them off with a turkey baster and use a filter sock/canister filter to catch/remove all the crap blowing around the tank.

Keep posting pics and let the community help you identify the offending issue to further your removal/winning clean tank