Help! !!!!

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

black hair algae

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

black hair algae

I have this black like hair algae on my substrate how can I het rid of it when o do a wayer change I vacum it up but still come back the only all tests came out good but the nitrate was a lil high

 

[Reefing Madness]

Thought Black Hair Algae only occured in FW tank.
You sure you don't have a new tank and have a Diatom Bloom starting? If this is the case, just leave it, they will go away by themselves in time.

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

well it looks like black hair algae but also when I suck it up iys like a stuck togeather makes sand and rock stick together

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

could be dark grey almost black or dark blue

 

[Reefing Madness]

AH, may be Cyano. It tends to look black when bunched up.
May be Dinos also

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

what is dinos

 

[Reefing Madness]

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/re...-almost-impossible-get-rid-have-you-beat.html

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

if its cyano how do I rid of it

 

[Reefing Madness]

One thing would be flow. Its a bacteria, you can blow it off with powerheads and stay on it. Check out your silicates, its feeding off something. New tank? Old lighting? If you have no coral you can throw Red Slime Remover.

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

yea I have plenty of flow and its been running for over a year and I have new bulbs about a month old and I have a few cotal frahs and anemomes

 

[Reefing Madness]

Wisp it away with a powerhead or you hand, not much else you can do if you have enough flow and new lights.

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

it's kind of like stuck to crushed coral theres no there medicatin thats reef safe

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

ima try more flow and will it helo if I turn lights off for a few days or will ut hurt my coral

 

[Reefing Madness]

Im not aware of any medications for that stuff that is Reef safe.

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

will turn lights off for few days hurt coral

 

[Reefing Madness]

No, your safe. Generally its a 3 day lights out, won't harm the corals.

 

[ebushrow]

You can use the Boyd industries cyano treatment...BUT follow the directions to the T

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

lights have been off this is my third day today I turn lights on to see progress and looks like its going away

 

[unlimitedbulliesjavie]

lights will remain off till tomorrow