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Can someone please let me know if they think this algae is benefical, benign, or harmful.
Over the last month we have seen a slow increase of algae (green and this red), covering our LR (this is a relatively young tank and we were told to expect this to a degree). There does seem to be quite a bit of the red stuff now (pictured) and we notice that it even grows on the sand.
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oh boy here we go again
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Does this algae blow off the rock when you use a turkey baster on it (or a powerhead or something?).
It looks to me like some really wild colors of coralline algae, I find your photo is a bit dark (and small) for a really good ID though. Can you take another shot of it in a different area (one that isn't so convoluted? ie. flatter area?). I enlarged your photo and lightened it some, its still kind of hard to tell. I still vote for the purple stuff as coralline but I'd keep an eye on the green, it looks like a green coralline to me but you never know, sometimes it can be tricky. |
Ummmmmmmm...........Cyano???
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I did the same thing as Christy. To me it looks like coraline as well, but i've never seen such a deep redish pink color of coraline.
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I have some of that red stuff in my 10g nano. Not cyano, but not coralline, either. I settled on encrusting sponge and stopped thinking about it. It is soft to the touch.
Of course, this analysis is based on the infallible method of: "If it looks somewhat similar in a fuzzy picture, it must be the same reef organism." Never fails, I tell ya. |
Ive had that color coraline,down low or in sort of shaded areas.Im with them on the purple stuff
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...but I would also add my insight of...
"If it grows slowly, it's good. If it grows rapidly, is bad." |
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Wow - thank you for your responses. I am so impressed that some of you took the time to try to alter the picture for a better look. I am so grateful!
Here are a few more pics if anyone happens to check back on this thread. I took a picture of how it spreads to the sand (in little spots - this took about a week to develop), and another macro of the stuff on the rocks. It grows in the lower part of the tank, in lower current areas. I like that comment about fast=bad, slow=ok - this was something that has developed over a month... My big worry was Cyano, but I've heard it comes very quickly. If it is some kind of coraline, it is not like any I have seen from pics online. So if it is somewhere between - is there a point where too much of it can be detramental? How do I curb the growth (I know I could also try to get rid of it completely, but if it's not harmful, I would rather not). Again.. I'd appreciate your feedback. |
this is one of the dumbest things ive seen on here in a while, its not you fish bait just the array of answers when this is without a doubt cyano,now im gonna probably be crappped on for this but if poeple on here with hundreds or thousands of posts couldnt tell that was cyano in 1 second they should try using tap water for a while and start learning about a huge pest in this hobby
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ya have to change my vote to cyno.Only the color is the same as I had in my tank,definatly cyno in the last pics
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Oh and increased flow, skimming, more water changes, change out any old bulbs that are past their prime and less feeding...if it is cyano :biggrin: |
I said cyano before, and now I'll say this..............It's CYANO.
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that was my first thought but i have never had it in my tanks so i wasnt going to say anything......... but now more experienced ppl have said so i will tend to agree
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I have to admit though.. :lol: when I started reading this post, I thought the same thing as above. I was thinking it, she just said it. :lol: We all do that at times. On a positive note, you gotta admire someone for being able to speak their mind. In the end its just ones oppinion, doesn't hurt anyone. :mrgreen: In getting back to helping "fishbait" with Cyano. Like it was mentioned above, increased water flow with your powerheads, getting a skimmer can help, doing more water changes,having no natural light directly hitting your tank, not overfeeding your tankmates, and cutting down your light schedule :mrgreen: |
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You could reduce your photoperiod as well, most people have their lighting on 10-12 hours a day. I don't know how much that will help though as cyanobacteria isn't fueled by light. |
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I thought is was a rare color form of coraline, that I've only been privledged to have in small quantities. Oh well, too bad.
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I know, I've had this color as well. Its simply stunning in person. Unfortunately it succumbed to being overtaken by a zoanthid colony :neutral: |
non of my cleaning crew like Cyno. they just avoid it.. =( found out the only one like sucking out all the Cyno is myself .. 1 tiny Cyno can spread like melted Jello
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The stuff on the rocks is the nicest "cyano" I have ever seen also.
I like untamed fast/slow idea. :idea: |
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