Unknown Algae Menace Growing on my Frag Rack and torch corals URGENT

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Hello everyone I got this wild torch from coralkingdoms.com and it came and I dipped in coral rx as I do with all my corals before putting them into my display tank.

A few weeks later I noticed this algae growing on my frag rack and on that coral so I redipped all my torches and cleaned the rack but it still grew back. I can't figure out what this is but I want to shut it down quickly before it takes over in my tank.
Pictures are under heavy blues with the ai prime 16 HD and 2 blue ati t5 bulbs

 

[HeyLookItsCaps]

Looks like cyano to me. Chemi-clean has worked well for me on that with no ill effects to the tank

 

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Looks like cyano to me. Chemi-clean has worked well for me on that with no ill effects to the tank

do i chemiclean the whole tank or just dip the rack and all torches in a chemi clean solution?

 

[Udest]

You can also just rinse it off with a light peroxide solution if you have it handy.

 

[Udest]

Also afterward increase flow a bit to the area it shouldn't come back.

 

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You can also just rinse it off with a light peroxide solution if you have it handy.

3% hydrogen peroxide work?

 

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How easily does it come off the plug? Is there any pull or tear or does it just fall apart when you rub it between your fingers

 

[Udest]

Yep that'll do it just becareful not to get it on the polyp else it'll be ticked for a good while.

 

[HeyLookItsCaps]

do i chemiclean the whole tank or just dip the rack and all torches in a chemi clean solution?

It’s an anti bacterial medicine, if you dose the tank it’ll wipe it all out

 

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How easily does it come off the plug? Is there any pull or tear or does it just fall apart when you rub it between your fingers

It falls apart and is slimes

 

[Udest]

Yup cyano

 

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Yup cyano

Just dipped the whole entire torch frag rack in a chemiclean solution 1/4 of a scoop for 2.5 gallons. Scrubbed the rack clean and used a toothbrush to scrub the frag plugs. Here it is after the dip. The yellow holy grail with the red plug from cyano should I cut it and reglue onto a fresh plug?

 

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It falls apart and is slimes

Ok. Is it red or brown? Chemiclean works for red, but spirulaina seems to go away better with api algaefix. Do you know your nitrate and phosphate level?

 

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Just dipped the whole entire torch frag rack in a chemiclean solution 1/4 of a scoop for 2.5 gallons. Scrubbed the rack clean and used a toothbrush to scrub the frag plugs. Here it is after the dip. The yellow holy grail with the red plug from cyano should I cut it and reglue onto a fresh plug?

btw chemiclean is not a dip. It is meant to be dosed in the tank.

 

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btw chemiclean is not a dip. It is meant to be dosed in the tank.

Yeah I’m aware but I watched people dip and they swear by the results so I tried it out

 

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Ok. Is it red or brown? Chemiclean works for red, but spirulaina seems to go away better with api algaefix. Do you know your nitrate and phosphate level?

It’s red and pphosphates 0.03 and nitrate under 20 ppm

 

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It’s red and pphosphates 0.03 and nitrate under 20 ppm

Yeah chemiclean sounds like the way to go. Is the tank new-ish?

 

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Yeah chemiclean sounds like the way to go. Is the tank new-ish?

Yeah it’s been 4 months