white algae

  1. S

    Long white strands/mats. Bacteria or Algae? What is this?

    Hello everyone. I have attached 3 pictures of this white stringy stuff that appeared two days ago in my tank. I assume it is bacteria? Can anyone confirm or correct this? Thank you!
  2. jvbear

    White web ID & cure

    What is this thick white spider web like stuff on the live rock? What can I do to rid it?
  3. jdivz87

    What is this? Someone gotta know lol

    Hey fam! So I’ve cycled many tanks and this is the first time that I’ve cycled using ammonium chloride and Dr Tim’s… not sure if this is because of it but my tank is cloudy and has a white powdering kind of substance on glass walls and pump as shown in the pics. I know a bacterial bloom but...
  4. A

    White film on my glass

    I recently started a 13.5 nano build. I'm using live sand and dry rock. I used microbacter start to help with cycling. Day 2 I noticed a white film building up on the glass. I cleaned it off and now day for it came back. Is this just good bacteria building up? Should I just leave it of continue...
  5. H

    Weird White Sludge

    For some reason I have these in many spots of my tank, some are very large and some are small. Whenever I suck it up with a baster it smells putrid. Does anyone know what it is?
  6. S

    Help IDing this light brown/white fluffy algae

    I’ve got a new 92 total system volume tank set up and cycling since April 2023. Water parameters have been holding pretty stable: Alk 7.5 CA ~450 Mg ~1360 Nitrates are negligible The tank seems pretty clean except for this weird fluffy light brown/white algae substance that is growing on...
  7. JuliaRuss

    Algae ID, please? White fuzz/fine hair like algae on live rock

    Hi! A newbie hobbyist here. These white, fuzz/fine hair like algae appeared practically overnight on my rocks. Would appreciate some help IDing it. The tank (Fluval Evo 13.5G) finished cycling three months ago. current live stock: A RBTA A zoa frag An emerald crab A peppermint shrimp 2...
  8. S

    Algae I.D and snail shell

    Can someone tell me what algae I have on my rocks and is it good or bad. Also what the white marks are on rocks and snails shell, aswell as the purple tip on snails shell. Any advice will be appreciated
  9. M

    Yellow/White (stringy/gunk) Coating on Rock and Substrate - 1 Month Old Tank

    Hello! I will summarize at the end and provide photos if you don't want to read my initial tank journey from start to now, but here we go! I included the journey only because maybe there was a misstep I took that can explain things. Look for the colored markers if you want quick notes, and...
  10. Damdeno

    Best items to start refugium and when?

    Fairly new to hobby, have only had the 75g tank for about six months and have had two clownfish and a couple astrea snails and hermit crabs in the tank for about a month now. I have diatoms and little tiny white algae’s,(sponges?) on in the tank that’s a bit out of control in spots I’ve resorted...
  11. Oceansinmybasement

    White hair like algae ID and advice.

    Hello there I have some new type of algae (or so I think) in my tank and am looking for some help sorting it out. this is a 30g tank about 8 months old, it is a mixed reef in the early stages. theres been a few changes recently that may be a part of the problem. My corals were not growing much...
  12. Spagz25

    White slime EVERYWHERE!!

    Hey guys first time posting in here hopefully I can get some answers as I can’t get any in my usual Facebook groups. So basically I started noticing this white “film” all over the substrate one day, I didn’t know what it was but didn’t look like it could be beneficial so I then syphoned all the...
  13. psumms

    Ready for Fish?

    Hi all, I've been taking my time setting up my first saltwater tank, I think I'm ready for livestock but wanted to check I'm not making too many newbie mistakes... I have a Red Sea Reefer 650 Peninsula with a total water volume of approx. 553 liters (122g) after calculating rock etc. Jut added...
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