Id this algae

[Brian barranco]

after feeding reef roads. first time. I overfed and my phosphate increased . can someone identify this type of algae and recommend invert that eats it.

 

[road_runner]

Look like a green algae. Watch out your nutrients. Test no3 po4 and see if you need to reduce it.
Are you using carbon? Gfo? What's your system details.

 

[Brian barranco]

no3 is at 5ppm and po4 is 2ppm . I did 15 percent water change . 10 Gallon tank. I run carbon and small dose of sachem seagel. what inverts best for this algae or would it go away once p04 drops.

 

[road_runner]

Urchins and snails are very good.
I would recommend using gfo slowly and monitor your po4.
How old is your system?
What's your systems details?

 

[Brian barranco]

Thats what I'm doing. taking it slow on the gfo. I will monitor my p04 .

 

[Fudsey]

Question, does it come off easily, does it blow right off or come off with a tooth brush? It could be the start of coraline if it doesn't come off very easily, that's how it started on my rocks.

 

[Brian barranco]

it doesn't blow off easily. using a turkey baster. I don't have a clean/non used tooth brush to brush it

 

[Brian barranco]

I have a turbo snail is not eating the "green algae". My told me that turbo snails eat algae and saw other forums that say that.. so idk

 

[Fudsey]

I use an old, used tooth brush in my tank. I did clean it with bleach and rinsed it and let it completely dry. My rock had tons of green looking stuff that would not come off very easily. It turned out to be the start of coraline.

 

[Brian barranco]

*my friend told me

 

[road_runner]

I have a turbo snail is not eating the "green algae". My told me that turbo snails eat algae and saw other forums that say that.. so idk

Having cleaner crew is good regardless.
Snails eat some algae and do not eat others.
Like the earlier post said, it can be early stage of caroline.
Without knowing your system details it's hard to pin down what this is.
Since your post is generic I can give you a generic answer which is: reduce po4 since it fuel algae.
Have good husbandry like gfo and carbon to control nutrients
CuC and urchins are my go to cleaners...

 

[Brian barranco]

that would be great. did have some frag plugs that had Coraline algae. and racks that I brought from a local reefer. but we will see!

 

[RJinPV]

Looks like you just joined last Monday. Welcome aboard!

Turbo snails are good for algae, So are trochus and astrea snails. With just a 10 gallon tank you do want too many, just 3 to 4 sounds right to me. Once the nutrients are under control they have to have something to eat. Also, turbos will get very big so 1 or 2 of those are enough.

 

[Brian barranco]

mag is at 1380
calicum is 420
Alk is 8
ph is at 8
no3 5ppm
haven't done recent p04 did one yesterday and got 2 pmm. ran gfo for 24 hours now. after testing.
running this tank about 4 months. seen great growth in corals. except my bird nest due to salinity increase. but slowly decrease the salinity.

 

[Brian barranco]

I have one turbo snail that I got recently and 2 astrea snails and 2 ceriths snails

 

[RJinPV]

I have one turbo snail that I got recently and 2 astrea snails and 2 ceriths snails

Should be enough for a 10 gallon IME

 

[Brian barranco]

this algae appeared 3 or 4 days ago . if it was hair algae wouldn't grow like hair ? and since it been 4 days and lights are on.

 

[Brian barranco]

this algae appeared 3 or 4 days ago . if it was hair algae wouldn't grow like hair ? and since it been 4 days and lights are on.

 

[road_runner]

mag is at 1380
calicum is 420
Alk is 8
ph is at 8
no3 5ppm
haven't done recent p04 did one yesterday and got 2 pmm. ran gfo for 24 hours now. after testing.
running this tank about 4 months. seen great growth in corals. except my bird nest due to salinity increase. but slowly decrease the salinity.

Much better
Ok, your system is still new. Your parameters look ok but nutrients bit high.
If am you I would not worry shout the algae now.
Get cuc, diligent weekly WC, weekly husbandry like cleaning sand bed if you can and be careful with feeding.
Test parameters weekly until you see po4 and no3 go down. Do not shot for zero po4 that's not good.
The green algae will go away eventually for sure. Just need your system to mature more.
I am against chmeichal treatments of algae especially at such early stage in your system. Am also against scrubbing it unless its invasive, yours don't look like that so it's a phase that will pass

 

[Fudsey]

Yes it would grow like mats of hair. To me it looks exactly like what my rock looked like before it started turning purple.