algae

hey all, ive had some red/brown spots showing up on my sand, lately its gotten a little worse and I don't really feed a whole lot. I got a test done at my lfs last week and everything was zero, (except nitrate which was like 5ppm or w.e) which can obviously be a problem. ive started to feed on a...

Don't have much expectations asking this question, but when it comes to bubble algae, how do they grow? To give an example to my question: A couple days ago I found a fairly small shell covered in bubble algae. I removed it very carefully from my tank and looked around. I didn't see the algae...

The first thing you should do is slightly open the lid of the jar that the macroalgae is in. The reason for this is to adjust the pH levels slowly. With the lid slightly open, the carbon dioxide levels and oxygen levels will become normal, and the pH will gradually rise. Next, acclimate the...

Sorry for the bad pictures. It’s i. My fluval 13.5 and I didn’t scrape off the back side of it. You can kind of see it but they look like white webs all over the chamber in the back. Looks as if they’re keeping the chamber clean of detritus in the first one but the second chamber is a little...

Hi all, I have a 3x2x20” reef that has some persistent turf algae. I have a one spot foxface that occasionally eats some but not enough to make a dent. Other current fish include 2 clowns, a melanaurus wrasse, a flame hawk, and 5 small chromis. My nutrients are very low now, with nitrates...

Hi all Relatively new (couple of months) to the hobby and very new to this forum. I’ve been running my tank for a couple of months and have probably been dealing with all the things a new tank faces. I currently have a Fluval Evo and have got it to a place where, with a few fish and...

Hey everyone, I have been battling this stubborn algae in my tank for the past two years, and I want to finish it. I haven't been consistent with my treatments, which is probably why most of it is still here. Catch up on the progress from the previous thread about it...

I've had a nano tank running for about a year. I've had success with keeping most coral alive and some that are growing. Can anyone identify the formation growing on my top rock? I can't tell if it's an algae that has hardened or not. It looks cool, like a coral formation with "branches", but it...

Hello, I’ve had my tank up and running since the end of August. Around October I started seeing what I thought was diatoms. They started slow then exploded and covered my rocks and sand. The trochus snails are eating it which is making me believe it’s diatoms but at this point I would think they...

I have a 16 gallon biocube with some snails that don't eat a lot of algae, zoanthids and a blastomussa coral, and a citron goby. My question is, I have a lot of algae growth on my sand bed and it looks like I am getting some hair algae on my rocks. I just got the corals yesterday. If I were to...

Hello, I've went fallow on my tank for a couple months due to a velvet outbreak. During this time I started to get some GHA throughout the tank and it slowly turned into this webby reddish algae. I was thinking about getting some fish soon since the velvet is more than eradicated by now, but I...

Hello, I've went fallow on my tank for a couple months due to a velvet outbreak. During this time I started to get some GHA throughout the tank and it slowly turned into this webby reddish algae. I was thinking about getting some fish soon since the velvet is more than eradicated by now, but I...

Yes I know. GHA outbreak after the hurricane. Been battling it pretty well I think. Turned on whites to get better pics. it is a spongy red brown algae forming in balls before it spreads. It was only on the frag plugs of two Zoas, completely took them over. After a peroxide bath and a bit of...

So, no matter what I do, I keep having this reddish/brown coating come back again and again. The system itself has been up and running for 16 months, and I transferred it from a 60-gallon tank to a WaterBox Marine X 110.4 in August of this year. I've tried vacuuming the film off of the sand...

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Hi all. I am having issues with my zoas. I noticed that they have started to not open up, some areas are disappearing and I am noticing a some are kinda turning black and disappearing. Can anyone hell. I have them in a relatively low flow and parameters seem good. Nitrates maybe a lil low since...

Hi All! Hoping to get some help with an algae ID. The pictures aren’t great but I have these small maroon dots that have shown up. I’ve dealt with Cyano before and though this is a similar color I don’t believe that’s what this is. While this new algae was in the tank I had a patch or two of...

These are sturdy, slow-growing sprouts that kind of look like leeks. What are these strange sprouts? Thanks for any help.

Does anyone know what this is, I can’t find anything like it online.

Hey guys, Is anybody using raw spirulina powder to feed your copepods (or other types of zooplankton), corals or other creatures like fish? I use an addition of spirulina in fish food and I would like to use it more, as it's healthy and cheap, but I wonder how successful would I be with a...

So ive noticed this algae popping up in my tank over the past few weeks. It is on the sandbed and rocks and I have looked it up and have not been able to identify it. It is almost fuzzy little balls that coat the surface of my sand and rocks. It definitely doesn’t appear to be one of the...

Hi I have a new in box Skimz Algae reactor that won’t fit under my tank in my sump….so selling it 200.00 or best offer shipping available.

Hey guys! Well my 310gal has been up and running now since the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. I’ve had lights on it now for a couple of weeks. Just put my permanent light setup(coral cares) on it last weekend and have them on a 10 hour light schedule at only 20% intensity right now. I used...

What’s up guys here is some pictures of my 2 new hermit crabs I added today. Looks like they are loving it. I bought some algae pellets for them to eat since I don’t have algae growing right now. Let me know what you all think!!

Macro Algae Owners!!! I’ve recently switched over into the macro world and notice my red macro starting to gray out or become white. Dying or detritus build up? Are these signs that it is dying? I believe my tank has more than enough nutrients but I could be mistaken. Maybe it’s flow because...