kkp
Community Member
Hello Reefing Community!
I am requesting some assistance in diagnosing and eradicating some annoying brown algae that has coated my rocks, not allowing corals to attach.
I started my red sea 250 in June 2019. I initially started with the 4-5 month no light method to reduce the chance of the ugly stages (BRS method).
All was great until Approx. 3 weeks ago when I moved my rockwork to a more appealing aquascape (Biggest mistake)...
Since then, i have been dealing with brown algae that has coated my rocks not allowing GSP or mushrooms attach themselves. Even glue wont stick.
When i remove the rocks from the water, it has this dead coral odour. I try to manually remove the algae by brushing it off the rocks which causes the water to become murky. The aglea returns a day or so later.
I have been trying weekly water changes after the manual brushing which dont seem to be working..
I am attempting to use Vibrant for a dose of bacteria but i just started last week - no results yet.
If anyone has any idea of which bacteria this may be, please assist me in destroying it for good!!!!! Pictures attached.
I am requesting some assistance in diagnosing and eradicating some annoying brown algae that has coated my rocks, not allowing corals to attach.
I started my red sea 250 in June 2019. I initially started with the 4-5 month no light method to reduce the chance of the ugly stages (BRS method).
All was great until Approx. 3 weeks ago when I moved my rockwork to a more appealing aquascape (Biggest mistake)...
Since then, i have been dealing with brown algae that has coated my rocks not allowing GSP or mushrooms attach themselves. Even glue wont stick.
When i remove the rocks from the water, it has this dead coral odour. I try to manually remove the algae by brushing it off the rocks which causes the water to become murky. The aglea returns a day or so later.
I have been trying weekly water changes after the manual brushing which dont seem to be working..
I am attempting to use Vibrant for a dose of bacteria but i just started last week - no results yet.
If anyone has any idea of which bacteria this may be, please assist me in destroying it for good!!!!! Pictures attached.
