Need help identifying and treating

[Mike T IL]

I have a 9 month old 120 gallon tank and there is some type of fuzzy algae all over the rocks. Turkey baster can’t get these to detach from the rocks. I do 20% water changes every other week. Have a refugium with chaeto and pods. Water Parms are: Alk 187 Ammonia 0 calcium 445 nitrate 32 PH 8.2 phosphate .14 salinity 1.026 temp 78.

 

[sfin52]

*Bump*

 

[sfin52]

Bacteria possible

 

[reef lover]

@sfin52 is this your friends tank?

 

[Mike T IL]

@reef lover yes sfin52 is my friend who has helped me tremendously to get started in the reefing hobby this past year.

 

[reef lover]

Just wondering if it was the same tank we discussed earlier....would help immensely if you could get your hands on a microscope....

 

[Mike T IL]

it is the same tank. Funny you should mention it, I ordered a microscope today and it will be delivered tomorrow.

 

[reef lover]

That should really narrow it down for us.

 

[Mike T IL]

It was a cheap microscope so I hope I was able to get. Good enough picture.

 

[reef lover]

#reefsquad

 

[Flippers4pups]

Looks like chrysophytes

 

[reef lover]

Thats what we thought on the other thread. Thanks for confirming.

 

[Mike T IL]

how do I combat chrysophytes? I started vodka dosing last week. Should I continue this or try something different. I plan on increasing my water changes from every 2 weeks to weekly.

 

[reef lover]

Chrysophytes, AKA "Golden Algae" - How to identify, treat and remove it from your tank!

A wikipedia image for chrysophytes. For some time, I've been dealing with a mystery ailment in my aquarium. A wispy, slimy mass grew on almost every exposed area of my tank - no matter what I had tried, it kept coming back and stubbornly stuck with me for months. I started my current tank in...

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Heres a good read.