brown stuff growing on the rocks...

[Liz ZoaGirl]

i just noticed that this brown/red looking stuff is growing over some frags and zoanthids colony and the polyps arent opening at all, i would like to know what is it and how can i get rid of it...

some pics

thanks in advance!

Liz~

 

[BayCorals]

It almost look like a type of sponge. Try taking it out of the water for a few minutes. Then put it back in. Some sponges get air in the pockets and die off.

 

[amore169]

+1 looks like a Sponge.

 

[Jeff.:P:.]

Does it looks like this? If so its a plating algae [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Lobophora. reef safe.
I have it in my tank as-well

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[650-IS350]

You can use tweezers to pull it off

 

[makingbubbles]

If it comes off ez it might be red slime. cynobacteria comes in more than one color and can become thick quick. I also agree with removing it from your polyps.

 

[subielover]

Lobophora, I have it too, just pull it off.

 

[Liz ZoaGirl]

Thanks for the info guys
looks like lobhopora then.
I have pulled off some of it from the plugs where is growing but the rocks have them as well and i have tried doing the same with the rock but is more difficult...
do you guys recommend me to do water changes?
also is there any fish or something that can help me to get rid of it?
i'm really worry cuz i have/had a RPE frag but they're close up because the algae, and the colony of fire and ice and other zoas are not growing at all.

Liz~

 

[NVTE]

Liseth. I usually relocated my corals to different, clean frag plugs. Pluga with that algae will be sundried couple day and clean up before reuse.

Water change might help your corals but not this algae.

 

[Liz ZoaGirl]

Liseth. I usually relocated my corals to different, clean frag plugs. Pluga with that algae will be sundried couple day and clean up before reuse.

Water change might help your corals but not this algae.

thanks for the advice daniel, i'll try relocating the polyps and do water changes, that might help to zoas/palys that are not opening..
a friend on other forum said that it might be cyano algae and he says that can be caused by lot of things :
*Too much nutrients in your water( over feeding, Not enough skimming, huge bioload, etc)...

*Poor water quality

*Sunlight hitting your tank

*Change of salts



i'll do my research tomorrow


liz~

 

[NVTE]

thanks for the advice daniel, i'll try relocating the polyps and do water changes, that might help to zoas/palys that are not opening..
a friend on other forum said that it might be cyano algae and he says that can be caused by lot of things :
*Too much nutrients in your water( over feeding, Not enough skimming, huge bioload, etc)...

*Poor water quality

*Sunlight hitting your tank

*Change of salts



i'll do my research tomorrow


liz~

Liseth,
You can use turkey blaster to blow them away. If they are cyano, they come off easily, while this algae doesn't.
Yes, Cyano can come from poor water quality, sunlight, but don't know about change of salt.

 

[ilovereef]

looks like algae

 

[makingbubbles]

Just dont go telling every one at the bar you have a case of lobhopora or a serious cyanobacteria outbreak. they might look at you funny.