um is this good or bad???????? red slime

[Ryeguy1284]

this popped up in my tank thought it looked cool now its taking over the corner of my tank and now I have my new 72g cycling and put some live rock from my 20g in there and its growing in there too

 

[kateater]

Cyanobacteria bad increase flow and reduce nutrients

 

[redfishbluefish]

Ryan, are you talking about the purple stuff in the sandbed? If so, it looks like cyanobacteria...typically to new tank start-ups.

 

[cginter]

That's bad stuff! Scoop out what ya can. Improve flow, partial water change, reduce feeding and reducing lighting hours.

 

[Squishie89]

Lol my response when I scrolled down, "Holy Spit!" Except an h not a p =P

 

[Ryeguy1284]

is there a coralline the same color

 

[Ryeguy1284]

Lol my response when I scrolled down, "Holy Spit!" Except an h not a p =P

I only been in the hobby 8 months now and still learning I got all kinds of colors popping up at first it looked cool

 

[cginter]

Coralline is more of a purple color and usually grows on the glass and rocks, never the sand bed

 

[Ryeguy1284]

I was told that there was diff type of coralline I do have a lot of that too I had bought a rock with orange purple green and maroon "coralline" on it so I guess I got ripped off

 

[cginter]

I was told that there was diff type of coralline I do have a lot of that too I had bought a rock with orange purple green and maroon "coralline" on it so I guess I got ripped off

No I have seen other colors "green, yellowish and some maroon" of coralline on rocks but mostly purple. Which covers most of my glass except the front.

 

[kes]

not harmful at all, just cleaning, water changes should do the trick

 

[cginter]

not harmful at all, just cleaning, water changes should do the trick

Not harmful??? It's cayno bacteria. It's not suppose to be the tank.

 

[mclevenger10]

+1 water changes