Is this good algea?

[terrell wohlrab]

About a week ago I started noticing this very light purple/pink color on my rock I thought "yeah coroline algea that's awesome right?!" well it's grown a lot since then and is starting to turn black (almost like a black goo" and it's spread to some of my sand bed as well

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

That appears to be cyanobacteria.

 

[Tahoe61]

It's Cyanobacteria.

 

[terrell wohlrab]

Is this something I should be worried about? Or treat for? 90% of it is contained in this rock so remvoving the rock wouldn't be an issue for me

 

[terrell wohlrab]

Reading into it now, and answered my own question yes it needs to be taken care of

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Reading into it now, and answered my own question yes it needs to be taken care of

It does look like its realted to that rock yes.(po4 phosphate bound to rock perhaps.) Dont freak out on internet hype its not that bad. also the tank looks new so its probably part of your own particular ugly phase.

 

[terrell wohlrab]

Just a little background on my tank.

-I've had it for about 3 months now

-25% WC done every Tuesday with RO water

-feeding is done every other day alternating between pelets and misashrimp (never more then the fish can eat within about a minute) anything else is netted out

- I try to keep a "chemical free tank" and don't dose for anything a WC can't take care of unless absolutely necessary

 

[ahiggins]

chemiclean works miracles I love it. Used it once and havent seen it back in any of my tanks.

 

[terrell wohlrab]

It does look like its realted to that rock yes.(po4 phosphate bound to rock perhaps.) Dont freak out on internet hype its not that bad. also the tank looks new so its probably part of your own particular ugly phase.

Yeah I know. Thank you. It is pretty new. It's a very small rock so like I said. I may just remove it when I get home And give it a little while to see if/when it comes back

 

[ahiggins]

well, its not the rock that gave you cyano. it has to be introduced into the aquarium on a frag or LR.
But the phosphates (if that rock is leeching) will certainly exacerbate the problem.

 

[Tahoe61]

I notice that there is a protein film on the water surface? A small HOB skimmer would probably help.
Looks like a 10 gallon tank with a hang on the back filter?
You can increase flow or change flow direction, you can add some GFO filters or phosban passively to the HOB
I am fan of chemclean as well, but follow directions.
As already mentioned a new tank will go through algae issues and cyano issues for quite awhile.
Attempting to keep a SW tank with corals and fish eventually leads to adding chemicals, research all products and you'll find many are easy to use when used correctly.

 

[terrell wohlrab]

I notice that there is a protein film on the water surface? A small HOB skimmer would probably help.
Looks like a 10 gallon tank with a hang on the back filter?
You can increase flow or change flow direction, you can add some GFO filters or phosban passively to the HOB
I am fan of chemclean as well, but follow directions.
As already mentioned a new tank will go through algae issues and cyano issues for quite awhile.
Attempting to keep a SW tank with corals and fish eventually leads to adding chemicals, research all products and you'll find many are easy to use when used correctly.

It is a 10g with a hang on the back, and a 50gallon marineland pump. Which gets changed and pointed around the tank in different directions weekly when I do my WC

 

[terrell wohlrab]

Update. Stuff absolutely has to go. Rock has been removed. And going to pick up some of the stuff you guys suggested. I don't remember the name of the fish but I believe it's a type of sand sifting goby who isint looking so healthy. And I'm wondering if this stuff might be the cause of it, pulled him out and put him in a small 5g tank by himself but I'm not sure if he's going to make it

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Update. Stuff absolutely has to go. Rock has been removed. And going to pick up some of the stuff you guys suggested. I don't remember the name of the fish but I believe it's a type of sand sifting goby who isint looking so healthy. And I'm wondering if this stuff might be the cause of it, pulled him out and put him in a small 5g tank by himself but I'm not sure if he's going to make it

dang, so sorry to hear about the fish. Its not related to the cyano. I would highly consider a product like this..
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...d=PLA_G_6194&gclid=CIjUuPT8v9ICFZeXfgodxmsIXw

 

[terrell wohlrab]

dang, so sorry to hear about the fish. Its not related to the cyano. I would highly consider a product like this..
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...d=PLA_G_6194&gclid=CIjUuPT8v9ICFZeXfgodxmsIXw

Yeah, fish was unrelated and starved to death. I made a mistake and bought a fish I thought looked cool, and was cheap. Without doing my research and learning first I did not have a proper tank to take care of it. My incompetence killed the poor guy. I'll make sure not to make this mistake in the future. Im going to be ordering some chemclean tonight as my tank seems to be on the start of a very bad outbreak of the stuff

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yeah, fish was unrelated and starved to death. I made a mistake and bought a fish I thought looked cool, and was cheap. Without doing my research and learning first I did not have a proper tank to take care of it. My incompetence killed the poor guy. I'll make sure not to make this mistake in the future. Im going to be ordering some chemclean tonight as my tank seems to be on the start of a very bad outbreak of the stuff

Follow the directions to a T on the chemiclean. Once you done Id suggest a bacterial additive like dr tims or prob bidio. IMO it just basic competition for nutrints. If the bio filter is young and not established it doesnt procees well and other organisms take advantage.