What algae or cyano is this abomination?

[Shiva]

Hi everyone,

My RSR 250's been up and running for about 6 months, and I've recently gotten this algae/cyano bloom. I'm not sure if it's one or the other (or both); . Cause it really doesn't look like what I see in the photos. Anybody got any advice that could help? Thanks in advance!

 

[vetteguy53081]

It is known as calothrix. These species of cyano often appear as a light slimy yet hairy/fuzzy nastiness that loosely attaches to your rock work. Air bubbles are usually trapped while escaping the algae, Calothrix is a type of algae that looks very similar to Dinos. Remove the rock and scrub, and then fine tune with a toothbrush. Let cleaner snails such as astrea snails get the rest. It helps to use a net to collect the debris that will occur as a result of the toothbrushing.

 

[Shiva]

Thanks for info! I tried cleaning the rocks, and now that's gone, but I've gotten alot more other kinds of things growing in my aquarium. I'm not sure if its cyano, diatoms, dinos or a combination of something. I've ordered a microscope to see if I can identify what's going on exactly. Please do let me know what your thoughts are, I really appreciate all your inputs. I'm fairly new to the hobby, and I'm still learning about how to deal with all this.