What is this now??

Branespikin · Mar 15, 2017

Hi Guys- i first battled GHA the first few months of my tank. Got that eradicated. Few months after that byropsis starts. Recently finished the Flucanazole treatment. Got rid if that. Now look at this. CMOn already!! Whats this now? Im hoping Diatoms. Tank is about 7 -8 months old. Looks like when i vacuumed my sand bed or stir it up a bit it comes stronger. I put an mp10 now on bottom of tank to increase flow see what it does. Can anyone confirm?

cloak · Mar 15, 2017

It looks more like Cyanobacteria IMO.

http://www.reefcleaners.org/nuisance-algae-id-guide

JaimeAdams · Mar 15, 2017

What @cloak said. It's easy to deal with. Chemiclean red slime remover with take care of it quickly. If you do go with that just make sure to increase aeration and follow the directions.

Nice fungia btw.

Branespikin · Mar 15, 2017

Yeah man looks like cyano. My phosphate are at zero. Nitrates are usually around 10. I thiught my mp40 was pushing enough. I have maxing at 60%. I put an mp10 on other side so i dint have to ramp up the mp40 too much. Not sure if i should try the lights out method first before trying chemicals again. Got a bunch of expensive zoas and coral in there not sure whats worse lights out or the chemi clean?

Branespikin · Mar 15, 2017

JaimeAdams said:
What @cloak said. It's easy to deal with. Chemiclean red slime remover with take care of it quickly. If you do go with that just make sure to increase aeration and follow the directions.

Nice fungia btw.

Thx! That fungia is sweet

JaimeAdams · Mar 15, 2017

I don't think that lights out will do much against cyno. It's a bacteria not an algae. People talk about cyno growing in areas of no flow and dead spots, but I have seen it in massive flow as well.

Branespikin · Mar 15, 2017

Ok. Ill pass by my lfs tomorrow hopefully they got some chemi clean and ill dose as directed.
Thx guys!

NanoDJS · Mar 15, 2017

Im also getting it out of the blue , I think its from the water, about to test tonight seems we both get basically the same supply curiously enough I am in LI going through rodi

Branespikin · Mar 15, 2017

My RODI is zero TDS. And my Hanna shows Zero Phosphate.

NanoDJS · Mar 16, 2017

mine too

ncaldwell · Mar 16, 2017

I have no input, I just wanted to see a better picture of that fungia

Branespikin · Mar 16, 2017

Haha

ncaldwell said:
I have no input, I just wanted to see a better picture of that fungia

Branespikin · Mar 16, 2017

Lost that little jawbreaker in pic above. I put higher flow on botton and he flew away off the rock. Now i need to find him

Maritimer · Mar 17, 2017

(O_O)

So, like ... _literally_lost_! Yikes! I had a mushroom go blowabout in my tank - put it in a quiet section of my sump until it reattached, and now it's about 4" across - and has babies.

~Bruce

Branespikin · Mar 17, 2017

Maritimer said:
(O_O)

So, like ... _literally_lost_! Yikes! I had a mushroom go blowabout in my tank - put it in a quiet section of my sump until it reattached, and now it's about 4" across - and has babies.

~Bruce

I found him last night under a rock structure. Couldnt do anything lastnight hope hes still in same place today so i can grab em.

Kentech5 · Mar 17, 2017

Ive done a 3 day lights out for cyano. It will clear out most of it. Keep your skimmer going to help with the die off and afterwards try to cut down on nutrients and up the flow.

Branespikin · Mar 18, 2017

Kentech5 said:
Ive done a 3 day lights out for cyano. It will clear out most of it. Keep your skimmer going to help with the die off and afterwards try to cut down on nutrients and up the flow.

Will 3 days be fine for my coral? Bunch of zoas, lps.
I ordered chemi clean I guess i can try 3 days lights out because BRS wont deliver by WEDNESDAY

Kentech5 · Mar 18, 2017

Should be fine. They tolerate a few days of darkness just light things back up a little gradually. And when I say lights out I mean blanket over the tank blackout.

And I know chemiclean does work I just try to avoid chemicals.

ncaldwell · Mar 19, 2017

Just make sure you do the large water change after the 3 days is up with chemiclean, doing a lights out in conjunction with it and vacuuming out the sand will have you all cleared up. I also ramped up my lighting schedule from 3 hours after the lights out to normal over a week, cleaned it all up nice

Branespikin · Mar 19, 2017

Yeah i will do 15-20% water change. Didnt go with the lights out because my lil son loves the tank hes 2 and was crying when i covered it and was scared he will rip off the cover while im at work. He already ripped off my mp10