Help Identifying This. Algae?

[NoMu Fish]

Hello Everyone,

There are 2 things in my tank i’m not sure what they are or how to get rid of them. The first image below is the brown spots all over the glass of my tank. I scrape it off and it grows right back, would cover the whole glass if I let it, I was wondering how I fix that. The second pic is that white tube like growth coming off my rocks, it’s on another rock in the back as well and I was wondering what it is? Any help would be great. Thanks.

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Photo 2 seems to have an aiptasia but think you mean pictured under aiptasia, so I'll defer to others

also defer to others on photo 1

for aiptasia, I'd use Frank's F-Aiptasia to smother

 

[NoMu Fish]

Photo 2 seems to have an aiptasia but think you mean pictured under aiptasia, so I'll defer to others

also defer to others on photo 1

for aiptasia, I'd use Frank's F-Aiptasia to smother

Thank you! I’ll look into that Frank’s stuff. and I know, i’ve been neglecting that aiptasia and it’s huge now! ahaha

 

[Uzidaisies]

You ignore it too long and you’re going to wake up one morning with fifty of them.

 

[NoMu Fish]

You ignore it too long and you’re going to wake up one morning with fifty of them.

Ok i’ll get on that ASAP then.

 

[Uzidaisies]

I reckon the brown stuff might be diatoms and the tubes, idk, sponge or worms?

 

[Uzidaisies]

Ok i’ll get on that ASAP then.

I was exaggerating, but they can become a real problem.

 

[NoMu Fish]

I was exaggerating, but they can become a real problem.

Haha thanks I’m gonna take care of them asap!

 

[NoMu Fish]

I reckon the brown stuff might be diatoms and the tubes, idk, sponge or worms?

That’s what I thought at first but every single day for last 4 weeks they’re all over the glass, and they’re not easy to scrape off either, kinda annoying. Could it be Cyano? That’s the only other thing that’s popped up on my research?

 

[jfoahs04]

How old's the tank? The first pic (glass) looks like diatoms. They're typical in a new tank due to imbalanced nutrients, but they can also appear later too if anything is off. Excess silicates, phosphates, or nitrates can cause a bloom even in a more mature tank.

The second looks like tunicates. Harmless filter feeders.

 

[NoMu Fish]

How old's the tank? The first pic (glass) looks like diatoms. They're typical in a new tank due to imbalanced nutrients, but they can also appear later too if anything is off. Excess silicates, phosphates, or nitrates can cause a bloom even in a more mature tank.

The second looks like tunicates. Harmless filter feeders.

The tank is around 6 months old so that is very probable. My tank nitrates are 0 my phosphates we’re a little higher in my last testing at around 15 ppm, and silicates i’m not sure but I use RO/DI water. And ok as long as they’re harmless then i’m ok with that!

 

[NoMu Fish]

The tank is around 6 months old so that is very probable. My tank nitrates are 0 my phosphates we’re a little higher in my last testing at around 15 ppm, and silicates i’m not sure but I use RO/DI water. And ok as long as they’re harmless then i’m ok with that!

I mixed those up on accident! I’m sure that’s clear

 

[Just John]

Do the tubes look like this up close? These are cryptic sponges and can really spread over time. I was able to stop all feeding in the tank for a week and it killed them off.

 

[NoMu Fish]

Do the tubes look like this up close? These are cryptic sponges and can really spread over time. I was able to stop all feeding in the tank for a week and it killed them off.

Yes, that’s them! I have 2 patches of them in different locations, i’ll try the same method! Thank you