What the algae? And what to do

[zatchyvsalt]

Hey fellow reefers,

My reef tank is currently undergoing an algae bloom. Below are a few photos of the current set it’s in. What is the algae and what can I do before it gets out of control. Currently it is starting to surround a few of my corals and I don’t want them to die from the algae.

My tank is currently furlow at the moment, in the tank currently is a skunk shrimp, Halloween urchin, emerald crab, BTA, several other corals, and a variety of different clean up crew members.

My gem tank, hippo tang, blue throat trigger, 2 clowns, 4 cardinals, 4 fire gobies, social wrasse, and lawnmower are all being held in a quarantine tank recovering from ich and flukes.

I thinking of getting a foxface when my furlow is up to help with the algae but in the mean time any other suggestions I could to do keep the algae at bay until then?

Please any tips of what kind of algae and how to stop it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[littlebeard]

Looks Like green cyno to me. I see you also have the red variety as well. I had a bad takeover of the green(check my tank build thread) and finally had to resort to chemiclean.

Really need a microscope to better identify

 

[zatchyvsalt]

How did Chemiclean work for you? How did your corals fare? How long for results?

 

[littlebeard]

I lost 2 frags the first time, although they may have been struggling before that. Follow the instructions and make sure you use an aerator.

some people have reported issues, but the few times I've used it only minimal issues.

It worka fast if you follow instructions. skimmer will go crazy after.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Manually remove as much as you can. If it's appearing in low flow areas, increase the flow.