Help/advice needed please for ID and treatment

[Big Country 31768]

Tank has been up for roughly 3 years. Algae is a light brown. It’s on rocks and sand bed. I use 0 tds rodi water. Nitrates are 10 and pho’s are around.04. It doesn’t have any bubbles. Thanks in advance for help

 

[PBnJOnWheat]

Tank has been up for roughly 3 years. Algae is a light brown. It’s on rocks and sand bed. I use 0 tds rodi water. Nitrates are 10 and pho’s are around.04. It doesn’t have any bubbles. Thanks in advance for help

Hate to say it but it looks like Dino’s ;Blackeye which is strange because you said there are measurable levels of nutrients... hmm I’d increase them honestly but let’s see if someone else can ID them

 

[Big Country 31768]

Thanks for reply. I have an emperor UV but is not hooked up. I will get it back online tomorrow

Hate to say it but it looks like Dino’s ;Blackeye which is strange because you said there are measurable levels of nutrients... hmm I’d increase them honestly but let’s see if someone else can ID them

 

[PBnJOnWheat]

Thanks for reply. I have an emperor UV but is not hooked up. I will get it back online tomorrow

That’s probably a good way to help

 

[vetteguy53081]

Light colors are throwing off image but im suspecting diatoms.
Take a turkey baster and see if it blows away loosly ot stringy. That reddish/pink light which is used for chaeto does promote algae. High nitrates and phosphates would also cause this. You may want to check those levels

 

[Big Country 31768]

Anything else you you advice me doing? Does Dino x work good?

 

[Big Country 31768]

It blows away pretty easy and is a little stringy.

 

[Big Country 31768]

The color is due to my phone. The light is actually blue it was in the ramp down

 

[Big Country 31768]

Light colors are throwing off image but im suspecting diatoms.
Take a turkey baster and see if it blows away loosly ot stringy. That reddish/pink light which is used for chaeto does promote algae. High nitrates and phosphates would also cause this. You may want to check those levels

Nitrates are 10 and pho’s are .04

 

[vetteguy53081]

Nitrates are 10 and pho’s are .04

Yeah nitrates up a little. Reduce white light intensity and sipon it up while doing water change and see if it returns and how soon

 

[Big Country 31768]

Yeah nitrates up a little. Reduce white light intensity and sipon it up while doing water change and see if it returns and how soon

Thanks vette. I did a water change Monday night and vacuumed the whole sand bed. The photos were taken today about 3 hours ago.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Do that light reduction and add 1 ml of peroxide per 10 gallons at night . Do this for 3 nights and see how tank looks

 

[Big Country 31768]

Thanks. Any special kind of peroxide?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thanks. Any special kind of peroxide?

standard 3%. . . drugs store, grocery store,,, walmart

 

[Big Country 31768]

Thanks

 

[Big Country 31768]

I wanted to report back. I dosed the 3% peroxide ( 1 Ml to 10 gallons) and did a 3 day lights out and also hooked my UV back up. I turned the light back on Saturday night and wow the tank sure is clean. Yesterday it looked good also. My fingers are crossed but I believe I am headed down the right path. Thanks for the help!!