Worried used live rock.

[drkreid19]

Bought this live rock used seems to have tones of algae on it. Is the bad for my new tank and what's the thoughts on how to get rid of it? It seems like a lot.also is that Cyanobacteria?

 

[YoCamron]

Bought this live rock used seems to have tones of algae on it. Is the bad for my new tank and what's the thoughts on how to get rid of it? It seems like a lot.also is that Cyanobacteria?

looks like you are just cycling the tank. the brown algae is diatoms, and the rock looks like it has green/hair algae mixed with coraline algae. i have read that the green algae turns to coraline for some people (not sure if true), but if you want to kill it get rid of nutrients in the tank and cut down on your light cycle

 

[EricP]

Top left corner looks like aptasia. I would kill all of that rock and start over fresh.

 

[Pete polyp]

Looks like blue green cyano more than green hair algae to me.

 

[drkreid19]

So I really should just scrap all the rock and start over?

 

[EricP]

Give it a bath in bleach for a couple days and kill everything.

 

[Tommy's Reef]

No don't bleach it put it in a cooler a scrub it its not that much rock its a new tank that algae won't survive after u scrub it and put back In your new tank water

 

[Tommy's Reef]

Keep it submerged or at least wet the only thing u want dying on the rock is that algae

 

[Pete polyp]

I'll go with Eric on this one and nuke the rock to start over. But instead of bleach I would use muriatic acid followed by a soak in lanathum chloride.

 

[EricP]

There is aptasia on the rock. dont know how much but I see it in his third pic.

 

[Tommy's Reef]

I bought rock from a guy on Craigslist and same deal. I scrubbed it pulled off what I could, gave it no light for 3 days and put it back in the new tank and used phosguard to kick all phophates and silicates that could come leaching out or off the rock even the aiptasia died drop u sum snails and crabs and let them get the left overs

 

[Tommy's Reef]

Use a syringe of hot boiling water and boil that aiptasia

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

So I really should just scrap all the rock and start over?

NO.
another option is hydrogen peroxide dip and rinse. Kills the algae and dissolves organics. wont affect the phosphate or corals or good bacteria..
10(tank water)to 1(peroxide) rinse well in tankwater. I did and still do it at water change time.
saved a tank transfer recently doing this.

and/or
its just a tank transfer. Its starting a fresh cycle as indicated above.

 

[human]

I agree with salyfilmfolks, plus it looks like there are a bunch of closed up zoas on the rock with that one aipstasia. Super glue or kalk paste the aipstasia on the rocks and siphone the one that is in the sand before they spread.

 

[Tommy's Reef]

Human we all know that your a dog in disguise as a human your not fooling anyone

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Human we all know that your a dog in disguise as a human your not fooling anyone

what do you mean? He's wearing glasses. Dogs don't wear glasses.

And drkreid19 I would have jumped on that rock too. nice score.

 

[human]

Human we all know that your a dog in disguise as a human your not fooling anyone

Its been awhile since I've shaved lol

 

[Tommy's Reef]

Haha that picture is hilarious