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Algea ID
I was wondering if someone might be able to help me identify this algea and if it's a problem.
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I remember watching a vid on youtube and the guy's tank had the same algae as you have,she said it's a bad case of diatoms.his CUC wouldn't touch it cuz it was too thick,so he scrubbed the rocks with a toothbrush.
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algea
Its hard to tell from my blackberry, is this algae thick and brown? I had some on a couple pieces of rock I got and my clean up crew wouldn't touch it either, until I introduced stomatella snails. It was gone in a week
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that's a new and improved one for sure:new-alie:
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ya it's weird for sure. It's turning quite dark so I'm hoping that's an indication it could be dying.
Anyone else want to take a stab at what this might be? |
lobophora
Yep what I had was lobophora. Thanks for the I d. The algae u got looks like what grows on the rocks in the ocean here at white rock beach
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any suggestions as to how I might be able to get rid of it?
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What is your nitrate and phosphate levels at? What kind of lighting are you using and how long do you have them on for? Do you use RO/DI water? There are many factors that can cause algae problems.
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Nitrate and phosphate levels are both at zero. Lighting is AI Sol's, RO/DI water from day 1.
I'm going to bump up my cleanup crew and see if that helps. I'm also going to take out any pieces I can and scrub them with a wire brush. |
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