So I researched a lot I have a lot of experience but this has me a little stumped. At first I thought just plain-old hair algae but it is not as fine as the mass of hair algae I pull out of my main display and definitely not as dark green. It is a little thicker and grows more in stands then bunched hair algae It is a second tank I have and when I pull it’s base is really stuck to rock and yes the glass on bare bottom kinda feels like there is a root system. I was thinking some kind of caulerpa. Maybe common just never crossed this before myself. Any ideas and best ways to eliminate btw my nitrates are 0 and phos is .02 I know not ideal and probably being taken up by this and also only have one fish in right now tank is 8 months old
Help identify algae?
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sixty_reefer
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Any pictures of it in the tank?So I researched a lot I have a lot of experience but this has me a little stumped. At first I thought just plain-old hair algae but it is not as fine as the mass of hair algae I pull out of my main display and definitely not as dark green. It is a little thicker and grows more in stands then bunched hair algae It is a second tank I have and when I pull it’s base is really stuck to rock and yes the glass on bare bottom kinda feels like there is a root system. I was thinking some kind of caulerpa. Maybe common just never crossed this before myself. Any ideas and best ways to eliminate btw my nitrates are 0 and phos is .02 I know not ideal and probably being taken up by this and also only have one fish in right now tank is 8 months old
sixty_reefer
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It looks like cladophoropsis the small runners like caleurpa indicates it will be, not familiar with any natural predators for this algae unfortunately, I would try and increase your nitrates with something like calcium nitrate and reduce skimming for a wile to see if bacteria would help to outcompete, if not you may be looking at a chemical option to try and eradicate it.
sixty_reefer
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Others may suggest you to remove the rock and hydrogen peroxide although by experience it doesn’t help with algaes with complex root systems.
