Need help to identify and finding a solution

[ChiefReef57]

I have this break out going on and can’t seem to figure it out or how to get rid of it. Any recommendations on how to best handle it?

 

[mdb_talon]

From the pictures it looks like green cyanobacteria.

 

[ChiefReef57]

How would you recommend to go about it?

 

[mdb_talon]

If it is cyano (and again I think it is) then it is often flow related (too little) and/or nutrient related (too much). So those are the first things I would look to. Once it gets established it can be hard to eradicate naturally even if you remedy what caused it in the first place. It is fairy common in newer tanks (not sure how old yours is).

Some are opposed to using chemicals to treat issues(and generally I am also). In this case though I am a big fan of chemiclean. It works extremely well on cyano and if you are careful with it (aeration, etc) then it can be very safe in my experience.

 

[ChiefReef57]

Thank you this was great help! Tank is about 6 months old