Lets talk Algae

[reefstinger]

OK , so my new setup now has some red hair algae in the back part of the tank. It has little clear bubbles on it. its starting to cover the sand. How do you get rid of this stuff before it becomes a huge problem?? I must have picked up some on my birds nest I got 3 weeks ago. Tank has been transferred 5 complete weeks now.
pics are not the best. Sorry

 

[mrflameangel]

To me By looking at the photos it looks like red cyanobacteria.

 

[reefstinger]

MrFlame , you may be right. but on the sand there is some hair looking red stuff. it has clear bubbles on top of it. If this is the case it should go away after my tank gets more age on it. there is some brown cyanobacteria on the sand as well. I have dosed with stability for 7 days . I have no ammonia/ no Nitrites or nitrates/ no phosphates. I do a water change every 2 weeks. dose with reef Fusion 1 and 2 part

 

[johniii]

+1 on the cyano. It could just be a low flow spot in your tank too.

 

[mrflameangel]

How much are you feeding? Also agreed with the low flow area.

 

[reefstinger]

feeding too much i know, and yes i need to add more flow. I will need to change out my reeflo pump impeller. add the larger hammerhead impeller. when I first got the pump I thought it would be too much flow. but now with the fuge added it takes away alot of pressure from the DT. I think I will change the Impeller tomorrow. John , I hope your wifey is doing better.

 

[johniii]

reefstinger;784725 wrote: feeding too much i know, and yes i need to add more flow. I will need to change out my reeflo pump impeller. add the larger hammerhead impeller. when I first got the pump I thought it would be too much flow. but now with the fuge added it takes away alot of pressure from the DT. I think I will change the Impeller tomorrow. John , I hope your wifey is doing better.

She is doing just fine thanks for asking

 

[legalreefer]

Up your water changes to every week. That should help with what you are already doing.

 

[fish scales2]

Not Cyano but Dino! Water changes and patience is all it should take. IMO make no adjustments. It is a new system that needs to establish proper ionic and bacterial balance.

 

[landon]

Fish Scales2;784991 wrote: Not Cyano but Dino! Water changes and patience is all it should take. IMO make no adjustments. It is a new system that needs to establish proper ionic and bacterial balance.

I agree. Looks like both cyano and diatoms.

 

[dustin]

I have just gotten my tank cleaned up from the initial cyano outbreaks. Lower your light schedule by an hour or two. I wouldnt go below 9-10 hours but lower it assuming your 12 hours or something. With all my tanks, I try to have my rock in the middle back, basically an island that water can swirl around. This is good for the movement of food and removing dead spots.

Also try and feed only what your fish will eat. Yes I do feed frozen but this is a once a week thing where all my corals get fed. Also keep blowing the rocks and get that detrius in suspension and into the skimmer. I removed a sponge I had in my overflow that was probable leaching some phosphates into the water because I didnt clean it enough.

Good luck

 

[reefstinger]

Thanks Guys , it all makes sense.

 

[silver surfer]

Water changes and stop feeding so much.

 

[jigsaw1982]

Hi guys,
I was just reading this thread and noticed this sounds similar to my tank. Do you think I could also have the same type of problem judging from the pictures I'm including

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[reefstinger]

Slowed down on the feeding, doing weekly water changes, rearranged aquascape. more open now. red/cyano starting to fade away now. 6 weeks since transfer now. :up: