Any idea

[sfin52]

This is in my buddies tank. Any ideas.
Water Parms are: Alk 187 Ammonia 0 calcium 445 nitrate 32 PH 8.2 phosphate .14 salinity 1.026 temp 78.

 

[reef lover]

Chrysophytes perhaps.

 

[sfin52]

Chrysophytes perhaps.

I thought that too. I just don't want to steer my buddy wrong

 

[reef lover]

Does he have a microscope?

 

[sfin52]

Does he have a microscope?

Not sure

 

[reef lover]

If i found the right pic this is it under the scope...

 

[User]

I thought that too. I just don't want to steer my buddy wrong

It’s not.

I have Chrysophytes and it looks nothing like that. It’s more gelatinous and snotty. Kinda forms little balls too

You can tell why people call it ‘golden algae’

 

[User]

If i found the right pic this is it under the scope...

That’s Dinobryon, a type of Chrysophytes, but not then kind that can get into a reef tank. .

This is a microscope pic of Chrysophytes

From my tank uugghh

And one from an R2R thread

 

[sfin52]

That’s not Chrysophytes.

It’s a different ‘golden algae’

This is a microscope pic of Chrysophytes

From my tank uugghh

It's all good. I appreciate all help

 

[reef lover]

Thanks for clarifying...nothing ive dealt with thank god!

Any of my fellow #reefsquad have an inclination...

 

[Flippers4pups]

Thanks for clarifying...nothing ive dealt with thank god!

Any of my fellow #reefsquad have an inclination...

Chrysophytes, can have different looks to them. Some more "golden" some lighter. Op's looks like Chrysophytes to me.

Here's a good read on them from a member on the forum:

Chrysophytes, AKA "Golden Algae" - How to identify, treat and remove it from your tank!

A wikipedia image for chrysophytes. For some time, I've been dealing with a mystery ailment in my aquarium. A wispy, slimy mass grew on almost every exposed area of my tank - no matter what I had tried, it kept coming back and stubbornly stuck with me for months. I started my current tank in...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[DSC reef]

To me it looks like hair algae or similar covered in detritus that has built up over time.

 

[kireek]

Wow.I didn't even know that Golden algae was a thing . I learn something new everyday.On Reef2Reef.

 

[taricha]

It looks like there is a green filamentous algae as a base, and probably some bacterial or other growth covering it, and accumulating debris.
But it's a pretty wild guess without microscope.