Ugly stage Ending?

[GHOSTLY]

So Im noticing lots of the maroon, purple, and green coralline algaes. I was wondering if this means my ugly stage is coming to a end? Also during the ugly phase no one told be but i was wondering what that green algae stain is. People just say ugly stage algae but what is it?

 

[Udest]

The uglies are pretty much what it's called the uglies , so all the super nasty stuff your dinos , cyano and gha are going to be sprouting out and the Coraline is barely getting a foot hold in your tank.

My tank is roughly 5 mo and still barely getting through I'm thinking my lights aren't helping much with powering algal growth .

 

[GHOSTLY]

The uglies are pretty much what it's called the uglies , so all the super nasty stuff your dinos , cyano and gha are going to be sprouting out and the Coraline is barely getting a foot hold in your tank.

My tank is roughly 5 mo and still barely getting through I'm thinking my lights aren't helping much with powering algal growth .

Thats the thing. I heard Dino go away at night but this brown algae does not. Im getting quite a bit of green, maroon, and purple coralline but have never had gha, cyano, or dinos. The only stuff Ive had is the green stain and some brownish algae

 

[Udest]

Brown dusty algae is gonna be diatom , cyano isn't always blue green but it always mats

 

[krash7172]

Coralline is a good sign but doesn't mean uglies are done. Mother nature says what thrives and your uglies don't have much competition yet. (assuming you water params are good)

 

[GHOSTLY]

Does the stage ever end

 

[Udest]

more or less it your tank is always in a sate of flux if it tilts too much one way it will become an algae garden tilt the other way it'll be algae free but starving to death , main thing is to maintain bio diversity and competition to simpler organisms so they wont over run the tank.
a good way to do that is to add macro algae.

 

[Murphs_reef]

It can take months, and just when you think it's over, GHA,, then cyano then.... But it will come good. When Coralline starts to take hold it's taking up real estate Leaving less for the nasties

 

[GHOSTLY]

I have a fuge. Coralline algaes starting to grow everywhere. I never had GHA or cyano

 

[Jubei2006]

I have a fuge. Coralline algaes starting to grow everywhere. I never had GHA or cyano

The fuge is helping keep pest algaes in check. It's taking up nutrients they need to thrive. And if you've ever been snokeling or diving, brown algaes cover everything that corals and heavy coralline crusts dont. I spent 2-3 years in the Carribean in school. We snorkeled almost weekly, so brown fuzzy rocks look pretty normal to me!

 

[Garf]

The fuge is helping keep pest algaes in check. It's taking up nutrients they need to thrive. And if you've ever been snokeling or diving, brown algaes cover everything that corals and heavy coralline crusts dont. I spent 2-3 years in the Carribean in school. We snorkeled almost weekly, so brown fuzzy rocks look pretty normal to me!

Perhaps the lion fish ate all the herbivores.

 

[Jubei2006]

Perhaps the lion fish ate all the herbivores.

Didnt see a single one while on island. They hadnt migrated to St Kitts at that time

 

[Jubei2006]

Didnt see a single one while on island. They hadnt migrated to St Kitts at that time

Tons of atlantic blue tangs and such