Identifying Algae

[Robert Roswell]

I need help indentifying both of the algae.

 

[Brad Miller]

Looks like Cyanobacteria and Dinos
How new is the tank ?

 

[Robert Roswell]

Looks like Cyanobacteria and Dinos
How new is the tank ?

About 2 years old. I plan on fully changing my sand bed to a thicker grain sand about a quarter of the tank at a time. I have been slowly reducing my nitrates.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Look like bubble algae and cyano. Hths
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[Robert Roswell]

Look like bubble algae and cyano. Hths
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I have been thinking that aswell except the algae on the rock strings out like a tentacle. Thanks for the response.

 

[Brad Miller]

There a couple things growing in there....
Looks like you need a clean up crew.
You sure you don’t have very low nitrates?

 

[Robert Roswell]

There a couple things growing in there....
Looks like you need a clean up crew.
You sure you don’t have very low nitrates?

I recently added about 40 nassarius snails and 5 astreas. My nitrates are reading low but i figured that is because the algae is consuming it so I have been trying to reduce the nitrates.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

-Increase flow
-Blowing the rock off with a turkey baster or pump
-urchins
-bigger badder bettee CUC ^^^
-more WCs. :/ i know....just for a lil bit. And increase volume of wc
-reduce phosphates....carbon. ect.
-look at a filter or something similar.
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