Any ideas what Bacteria this is?

[Lynchcon]

Hi Guys,

I recently noticed this redish brown bacteria (I think) growing on my Neros and it's also coloured my Rollermat. It's not Cyano (I've been through those battles) but I've never seen this. See pic. Any help welcome.

Thanks a million

 

[vetteguy53081]

It’s coraline and often appears in a healthy tank system with sufficient calcium

 

[Lynchcon]

It's not coraline. My calcium is low and I've been round long enough to know the difference. Thanks for suggestion though.

 

[AnyNameYouWish]

How old is the tank, does it brush off easy?

 

[Greg P]

Is it soft/slimy to the touch? Is it anywhere else in the tank? What does it look like under Whites only, or is that pic under whites already?

 

[Lynchcon]

Hi, yes, it's soft and brushes off easily. It's under the daytime lights which are more white than blue. The tank is only 6 months old. New custom made set up and I'm running Triton method. All parameters had been good up to now apart from calcium.

I just realised yesterday that my dosing pumps stopped working a week ago and told no one . So that's the reason. Just need to find out what it is though. It's appearing all over the place, the return pump. The phos reactor. The skimmer chamber.

Thanks