Brown stringy algae

Jblunkall · Jun 19, 2017

Anyone battled with this type algae? Came up after the transfer from the 75 gallon to the 180. Went from sand bed to no sand bed. Think it's just cycling? From what I can find the best remedy is continue to suck it out and raise the alkalinity?

saltyfilmfolks · Jun 19, 2017

Dino's ?
Yea.

Could just be a slime algae too.

Jblunkall · Jun 19, 2017

Didn't think it was dinos. Maybe it is. Don't remember Dino's being so stringy.

saltyfilmfolks · Jun 19, 2017

The only real way to tell the difference is a microscope. And there are a bunch of different Dino's. A lot of slime algae too.

reeftilldie · Jun 19, 2017

I have exactly same stringy brown after removing 20% of zeolite total volume , it's slightly over the sand bed and rock,
not much like your and I'm not sure if its just cyano or dino but currently doing black out for 3 days to clean it up completely before its getting worse. I think you should try 3 day black out too, its nature way and it doesn't hurt anything and i know it have helped so many others reefer too.

zachxlutz · Jun 20, 2017

I've been battling something that appears similar to this and the conclusion that was reached was that my tank was nutrient limited. The phosphates had bottomed out to zero (hanna phosphorus ULR) due to carbon dosing with Vibrant. I stopped the carbon dosing and I've been dosing nitrates and phosphates via Stump Remover and Activate, a nitrate and phosphate source. I've been targeting around 5 ppm NO3 and 0.10 ppm PO4. Dosing the phosphate additive immediately started making a difference in the appearance of the dinos and they seem to come back less and less each day. What are your nutrient levels in the system? Could your tank by nutrient limited?

Jblunkall · Jun 29, 2017

So i changed my carbon and GFO and am on day 4 of peroxide dosing. The algae is just about gone!!

saltyfilmfolks · Jun 29, 2017

Jblunkall · Jun 29, 2017

Still some in there but about 85% better

bubbaque · Jun 29, 2017

Peroxide is what killed mine also. Some people had good luck raising nutrients but raising nutrients is what brought an explosion of dinos.

Velcro · Jun 29, 2017

Looks very Dino-ish

saltyfilmfolks · Jun 29, 2017

I hope it keeps going!!! Def let me know how it works out

Jblunkall · Jul 10, 2017

And it's gone!!!! I did 7 days peroxide dosing and ran GFO. Very happy.

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 10, 2017

SAWEEEET!!!

domination2580 · Jul 10, 2017

Jblunkall said:
And it's gone!!!! I did 7 days peroxide dosing and ran GFO. Very happy.

How much peroxide did you use? I have gha and some of what looks like what you had.

Jblunkall · Jul 16, 2017

domination2580 said:
How much peroxide did you use? I have gha and some of what looks like what you had.

I used 2 ML per 10 gallons of water. One dose per day in a high flow area.

domination2580 · Jul 16, 2017

Jblunkall said:
I used 2 ML per 10 gallons of water. One dose per day in a high flow area.

No fish correct?

Jblunkall · Jul 16, 2017

domination2580 said:
No fish correct?

Yes I have fish. 3 tangs, 2 clowns, 2 chromis, 2 anthias, pajama cardinal, hawk fish, fire shrimp and sally light foot crab. And then a mix of corals and then calurpa and cheeto in the sump. The only effects I seen was my montis browned out but I actually think that was from the algae because they were doing it before I doses the first time.

domination2580 · Jul 16, 2017

Jblunkall said:
Yes I have fish. 3 tangs, 2 clowns, 2 chromis, 2 anthias, pajama cardinal, hawk fish, fire shrimp and sally light foot crab. And then a mix of corals and then calurpa and cheeto in the sump. The only effects I seen was my montis browned out but I actually think that was from the algae because they were doing it before I doses the first time.

Np side effects of the fish