Help! Cyanobacteria or Coralline algae???

[Chiefmaster30]

Is this a type of Red slime? Or Corralline algae??

 

[Chiefmaster30]

The dark red stuff starting to cover parts of my rock.

 

[Chiefmaster30]

Sry about iPhone photos.

 

[Vincent100]

I'd go with a type of red slime

 

[meir]

Try to scratch it off see what it feels like

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

if it blows off its cyano.

 

[Core]

Looks like cyano to me I get little bits here and there it can go away and come back. Seems like water changes help me out. If it gets worse there's plenty of people on here that can help ya.

 

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It's a type of red slime

http://reef2reef.com/threads/cyanobacteria-questions-answers-and-solution.253823/

 

[Plesoine]

Red Slime

 

[NanaReefer]

Red Turf Algae.

 

[Susan Bates]

Red Turf Algae.

I have this in my tank, what should you do about it?

 

[NanaReefer]

I found the Mexican Turbo Snail will eat it. I also allowed it to thicken then gently peel it off the rock.

 

[Chiefmaster30]

Anyone ever used any Vibrant products?

 

[Jeff.:P:.]

I had luck with Tangs and Urchins for red turf algae

 

[reeferfoxx]

I had this before. I think it was related to high lighting. It's been awhile but I turned the lights down and it started going away. I know you got new lights recently? Did you ever get a lux meter?

 

[Braxton]

My yellow tang literally pulled it off the rocks and i was able to get it filtered out

 

[Chiefmaster30]

No I haven't purchased a lux meter yet! Maybe it's time!

 

[Chiefmaster30]

Currently, I have the whites at 40% and blues at 30%. I have them mounted 17 1/2" above tank.

 

[NanaReefer]

Currently, I have the whites at 40% and blues at 30%. I have them mounted 17 1/2" above tank.

Less white more blue [emoji6]

 

[reeferfoxx]

Lighting may not be the cause here but, @NanaReefer makes a good suggestion. I keep my mars aqua at 20% white/ 55% blue. My WIFI version of the mars aqua is 15% white/ 50% Blue. How many hours do your lights run?