algae

  1. SaltwaterGuruNeeded

    Algae's I.D.'s please!

    I know what this one is... Small cell amphidinium Dinoflagellates. 1. This is some weird brown algae almost has a Coralline brown dot attached to the rock with a string piece coming off I think. 2. 200x 800x Some green stuff... 3. 80x 200x 800x Random microscope pics that...
  2. LegalReefer

    Green algae gunk growing

    is this cyano? Trying to figure out what kind of algae is growing all over my tank, and what I can do about it. It’s green slimy stuff that has air bubbles grow up out of it over the course of the day. Recently moved, taking my tank 7 hours on a trip in buckets, and was wondering if the upset of...
  3. S

    Why is it snowing on my live rock?

    Anybody know what this snow is? (And what may have caused this?) What changed around the time the snow appeared? (about a week ago) Lights? (bleaching the algae?) I've had an old 2 bulb T5 fixture, but just added a neptune sky 12 inches up only at 25% (afraid of the ugly stage). Salt? I've...
  4. Bankertanker

    Identification

    Does anyone know what this is? It's moving around the tank so it's definitely alive
  5. G

    Im in a battle right now and I need your help!

    After being successful with a FOWL tank I decided to take it a level higher and make it a reef tank. I started with KENT MARINE NANO CORAL A AND B and VIPRASPECTRA 165W I dosed accordingly and only once since starting this tank, I want to say a month ago. Im currently still using Instant ocean...
  6. A

    Getting worse before it gets better?

    Hello, I have posted earlier threads of me fighting dinos, and I’m taking all the steps that I really can at the moment. Phosphates up, phyto, Uv, blackouts, h202, manual removal, and lastly silica. Here’s the problem, the dinos have moved from the sandbedbfurther up onto the rocks, and are...
  7. T

    ID string algae that shrinks

    This string algae is starting to take over the tops of the live rock in New tank (3months). Trying to remove with tweezers does not work as they shrivel when touched so they grow back. Corals and clean up crew are happy CUC won't eat this algae, only have one astrea which cleans the live rock...
  8. T

    EMERGENCY Is this cyano?

    Recently I’ve noticed this reddish looking algae just in this frag rack and on my glass and was wondering if this is cyano?
  9. L

    Red hair algae

    Hello can you guys help me to identify this algae? Thanks
  10. Poocasso85

    Unknown algae

    Not sure what they are any help is appreciated!!
  11. ClownFish664

    helo ID and fixing

    Images below, can someone ID and help me resolve this algae issue I am encountering? Once ID'd what does it feed off?
  12. NewestToTheReef

    Identify this algae

    Can anyone identify this algae that's growing on my glass. Its almost transparent and wavy. Its only growing on the glass and a acrylic frag rack I have beat all the hair algae and now this is growing. How can I get rid of it?
  13. Schraufabagel

    Cyano getting out of control

    I am having an issue with my tank. I’m struggling with cyano. My tank is a 25 gallon AIO with a Tunze 9001 skimmer, filter floss, and chemi pure blue. My phos is currently 0.11 and my nitrate is 0.0. These parameters have been largely the same regardless of water changes. I’m currently up to a 5...
  14. A

    Dinoflagellate ID help

    Hey y’all, just took a microscope video of some dinos, but I can’t quite make out what species. Can anyone identify? PS: videos usually work on a laptop or desktop from my experience. #reefsquad
  15. D

    Diatoms, Dinos, Cyano, and Hair algae?

    Hello to anyone who's here (and thank you for reading)! I think I've encountered my first issue with my reef tank, which is whether I've got dinos, diatoms, cyano, and hair algae - or maybe all four of them at the same time. I don't have a microscope on hand so I'm aware that the best ID I can...
  16. A

    What is this Algae?

    Tank info: Currently battling dinos and am making decent progress due to more hair, coraline, and film algae showing up. In range of reef tank parameters apart from phosphates which are elevated to encourage Dino competitions. Description: this algae looks like brown dots, and i can’t blow it...
  17. S

    Second Opinions Never Hurt - Dinos?

    Hi, all! First time posting but here’s another algae ID post. I don’t believe they’re diatoms. They sorta look like dinos but don’t have the characteristic trapped air bubbles. It’s brown, it covers the rocks, tank walls, and only the sand that is in the light. What do you guys think? Tank has...
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