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Help me identify this algae or bacteria

This is infested on my rocks I do clean them weekly

Parameters are fine and flow is very good as corals are doing fine but this algae is unsightly.

I cannot take good pics of this algae in blue light as not visible completely but its like maroon or red and my back wall is also infested with that. Some hairy kinda stuff flowing. These bioballs were cleaned on last weekend and its back.

How to get rid of it.

Nitrate 5ppm
Phospate 0.02
Alk 7.6
Cal 420
Mag 1300
Temp 27
Sal 1.026
Lighting 10hrs

SPS are doing fine but growth is very slow and tank is new 3months.

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If your tank is new, it could just be diatoms. If they`re diatoms and it hasn`t gone away for a while, maybe you should check your water for silicates.
 

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Help me identify this algae or bacteria

This is infested on my rocks I do clean them weekly

Parameters are fine and flow is very good as corals are doing fine but this algae is unsightly.

I cannot take good pics of this algae in blue light as not visible completely but its like maroon or red and my back wall is also infested with that. Some hairy kinda stuff flowing. These bioballs were cleaned on last weekend and its back.

How to get rid of it.

Nitrate 5ppm
Phospate 0.02
Alk 7.6
Cal 420
Mag 1300
Temp 27
Sal 1.026
Lighting 10hrs

SPS are doing fine but growth is very slow and tank is new 3months.

IMG_5716.jpeg
your mg is pretty low, id try increasing that. (for your corals) 1400 or a little more if perfect

edit: id also try to get your KH to atleast 8. a good range is 8-12
 

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Help me identify this algae or bacteria

This is infested on my rocks I do clean them weekly

Parameters are fine and flow is very good as corals are doing fine but this algae is unsightly.

I cannot take good pics of this algae in blue light as not visible completely but its like maroon or red and my back wall is also infested with that. Some hairy kinda stuff flowing. These bioballs were cleaned on last weekend and its back.

How to get rid of it.

Nitrate 5ppm
Phospate 0.02
Alk 7.6
Cal 420
Mag 1300
Temp 27
Sal 1.026
Lighting 10hrs

SPS are doing fine but growth is very slow and tank is new 3months.

IMG_5716.jpeg
It does resemble

Chaetomorpha linum​

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This is the algae or bacteria whatever
 

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I did try blowing it off with turkey baster and it went away but it will come back im sure
 

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