Is this cyano?

[beehive124]

Hi guys! My candy cane coral got ripped apart by my pistol shrimp a couple months back. It’s regrown a bit, but since then a red slimy algae has covered its skeleton. Here’s some pics:

 

[NoohpyT]

Looks like it

 

[beehive124]

Looks like it

 

[moz71]

Looks like Dino’s to me! Dealing with it right now

 

[NoohpyT]

Do you know your current parameters?

 

[beehive124]

Do you know your current parameters?

i have ballpark but i do need to check them. my phosphates are high (.5-6 ppm) and nitrates are <10

 

[Subsea]

Does it blow off easily? Does it die back during lights out.?

No matter what it is, if you don’t like it, brush it off with a toothbrush. If it’s stubborn, apply peroxide to the toothbrush.

 

[beehive124]

Does it blow off easily? Does it die back during lights out.?

No matter what it is, if you don’t like it, brush it off with a toothbrush. If it’s stubborn, apply peroxide to the toothbrush.

I did brush it off. It also blew off easily. I’m going to do more frequent water changes to keep it from spreading.