help with id of purple stuff

[gulfcoast76]

was hoping someone could tell me what this is. showed up in the last 24hrs. i have a sea cucumber could it be from that? thanks in advance

 

[Seansea]

That just looks like cyano to me

 

[ryanjohn1]

If it blows off Cyanobacteria
If not coralline

 

[JGT]

Cyano.

 

[gulfcoast76]

If it blows off Cyanobacteria
If not coralline

it definitely doesnt blow off. its solid

 

[reeftivo]

cyano

 

[gulfcoast76]

best way to get rid of it? ive done water changes and it stilll shows back up

 

[reeftivo]

best way to get rid of it? ive done water changes and it stilll shows back up

what are your phosphate and nitrate levels?

it's bacterial so there could be an imbalance. what are your water parameters (PO4 and NO3 in particular)

when i've had it it's always been flow issues where detritus builds in an area. redirecting & increasing flow and adding a good bacterial supplement like PNS probio or MB7 always helped stabilize things

if your tank is fairly new it is not uncommon for cyano to show up but then receed after the system matures

 

[gulfcoast76]

what are your phosphate and nitrate levels?

it's bacterial so there could be an imbalance. what are your water parameters (PO4 and NO3 in particular)

when i've had it it's always been flow issues where detritus builds in an area. redirecting & increasing flow and adding a good bacterial supplement like PNS probio or MB7 always helped stabilize things

if your tank is fairly new it is not uncommon for cyano to show up but then receed after the system matures

ph 8.2
nh3 0
no3 .5
no2 0
tank is almost 2 yrs