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mohammadali 06-01-2012 09:02 AM

ID alage
 
this is the first time i see this kinda alage in my tank they have been growing in the back of my cube tank and the power head
http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/...g/P1040014.jpg

whatcaneyedo 06-01-2012 12:46 PM

It looks like Cyano bacteria and bryopsis.

MrGoodbytes 06-01-2012 01:26 PM

Looks like turf algae to me but I haven't personally seen it growing on glass.

subman 06-01-2012 03:20 PM

looks like bryopsis to me as well, nasty stuff to get rid of.

mohammadali 06-01-2012 09:14 PM

just want to know is this bad for my tank or good ?

reefwars 06-01-2012 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo (Post 720936)
It looks like Cyano bacteria and bryopsis.

yup sure is +1

reefwars 06-01-2012 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mohammadali (Post 721132)
just want to know is this bad for my tank or good ?



bad.....if you didnt add it its a good chance you dont want it;)

mohammadali 06-01-2012 09:59 PM

oh okay thanks
how should i get rid of em ?
any good tools ?

reefwars 06-01-2012 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mohammadali (Post 721151)
oh okay thanks
how should i get rid of em ?
any good tools ?



you can manually scrape whats on the glass removing it , but it will come back ..its a water quality issue.....prob overfeeding or lack of waterchanges/proper filtration...too high a bioload etc. etc. etc.

reefwars 06-01-2012 10:02 PM

if you remove whats there and lower your phosphates it will dissappear as the tank ages


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