Algae

rjcranor · Jul 14, 2015

Does anyone know what this is? If so how to get rid of it. I've removed most of the rock and cooked it outside in the sun for a few days. Then even took my propane torch and burned off any remnants. Rinsed it off and put it back in, it keeps spreading.

KJ · Jul 14, 2015

A Simple Guide To Common Problematic Algae And The Means To Control It..

KJ · Jul 14, 2015

KJ said:
A Simple Guide To Common Problematic Algae And The Means To Control It..

rjcranor · Jul 14, 2015

Come to think about it, I use a canister filter. The carbon I used to use, they quit making it and the lfs switched to a different type. Since then is when the problem started .

Reefing Madness · Jul 14, 2015

Read your Phosphates, get them to .05-.03, then you will not have any trouble with that algae.

reefbeard · Jul 14, 2015

Looks like hair algae. What are your p04 and no3 readings? A combination of GFO, Skimming, Giant Balls-O-Chaeto, Tomini Tang and small weekly water changes = no algae for me

NicksMixedReef · Jul 14, 2015

I'm not sure that carbon would affect anything like thay

Tayloreefer · Jul 14, 2015

Hair algae- gfo gfo gfo gfo gfo

rjcranor · Jul 14, 2015

I don't run a sump, I use a canister filter. My phosphate usually reads 0

rjcranor · Jul 14, 2015

The first reply I got with the info on different algae, recommended removing as much as possible by hand then brushing it off and then using a good carbon.

Reefing Madness · Jul 15, 2015

Carbon will not do anything for Hair Algae.
What are you using to measure your Phosphate?

Chaz D · Jul 15, 2015

Can you supply some more information about your system?

LetItReef · Jul 15, 2015

Starve it- less feedings , reduce lightning schedule and manually removing it.

rjcranor · Jul 15, 2015

I have a 50 gallon breeder that I have had running for about 12 years. No sump, I use a reef octopus bh 1000 skimmer, a fluval 306 canister. I have a aquaticlife t5 light, and use a wp 25 power head. I have nutrafin kits for my po4 and no3 they both show 0 this morning. I have a reef foundation pro kit for the cal,mag,and alk. This morning my cal. Is 460 I have a clam and other corals so it says it is the range it should be. Alk is 7.0 dkh or 2.5meg . My ph is 8.2 salinity is high 1.028

rjcranor · Jul 15, 2015

I only feed once a day, I use frozen cubes of mysis and brine shrimp. They are small cubes and I usually feed half at a time. I have 6 fish

Reefing Madness · Jul 15, 2015

Phosphate number, thats the one causing you issues.

Chaz D · Jul 15, 2015

It's honestly hard to see from the photo, but it looks like a little hair algae to me. Are you rinsing your food? SG is high, can you slowly adjust this back to 25/26 range? What are you using for cuc? I'd advise against starving your tank, especially since I see you have sticks in your profile pic. I'd also caution against throwing large amounts of GFO at the problem as this tends to result in white sticks. Is this algae all over your tank, or isolated to a small area? Besides carbon, anything else in the canister?