ID help

[CanadianSpaghetti]

Howdy friends!

I've had this tank running for a little over a year now. I basically haven't touched the stocking since January. Two clown fish, a halloween hermit, a coupl eof snails, and then some coral. I have a handful of chaeto in the sump section.

I'm dealing with this algae all over. I haven't done much with it - I just do my normal tank maintance (water changes every couple weeks, scrub the glass on the front and side). I don't actually have a phos test, and I used up my nitrate test recently (I have a turtle and a freshwater tank too). I'm going to pick that up when amazon delivers.

Before I get those test results, is anyone able to ID this off looks alone?

reef algae - Google Drive

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[blaxsun]

There's some green algae - possibly dinos in some of the images?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Howdy friends!

I've had this tank running for a little over a year now. I basically haven't touched the stocking since January. Two clown fish, a halloween hermit, a coupl eof snails, and then some coral. I have a handful of chaeto in the sump section.

I'm dealing with this algae all over. I haven't done much with it - I just do my normal tank maintance (water changes every couple weeks, scrub the glass on the front and side). I don't actually have a phos test, and I used up my nitrate test recently (I have a turtle and a freshwater tank too). I'm going to pick that up when amazon delivers.

Before I get those test results, is anyone able to ID this off looks alone?

reef algae - Google Drive

drive.google.com

It doesn't look too bad. My guess would be some sort of turf algae. You can try adding Mexican turbo snails and/or an urchin.

What size is your tank? If it's large enough, and if you're planning on adding more fish, saltwater mollies are reported to be very good algae eaters.

 

[CanadianSpaghetti]

Sorry the pictures aren't better. I'll get something better soon. The tank is a 20gallon AIO

This is building it https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/diy-20l-aio-for-my-classroom.926413/#post-10647254

I uploaded 4 new pictures. I think they're clearer.

reef algae - Google Drive

drive.google.com

 

[JoJosReef]

Lots of bubbles and what looks like the consistency of snot. When you blast it with a pipette or turkey baster does it blow away then come back after a while?

 

[CanadianSpaghetti]

Lots of bubbles and what looks like the consistency of snot. When you blast it with a pipette or turkey baster does it blow away then come back after a while?

yup! I have a chopstick that I poke it with, and it comes off the rock pretty easily

 

[JoJosReef]

Next question, do you have a microscope?

Think you've got dinos. Next step is finding out what kind, as there's a difference in treatment.

 

[CanadianSpaghetti]

Not at the house, but I have some at school (I teach grade 7). I can grab one on monday.

I'll be looking for these?