Algae ID and tips to fight
 

Hi

last couple of days I've got an algae outbreak. Never had it before so want to ask first to ID it and if anyone had what was most efficient way to fight. I should mention that recently I have increased Blue and Royal Blue light intensity and duration.
it is brown fluffy algae and It covered my frag rack and my Gorgonia

Picture:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3801/9...0beb10e1_b.jpg

anyone?

looks like some sort of sponge to me, not sure at all though

It looks like slime algae. Like Cyano.

Use a turkey baster to clean it off before it dies.

I am using teeth brush and tryng to brush it out.

Better picture:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2833/9...0f583a5a_b.jpg

what would be my options to fight it?

Water changes would help.
What are your parameters? esp nitrates phosphates
Try and suck out as much of the stuff as you can.

I am running GFO, Carbon and BioPellets. PO3 is 0.06, Nitrate no detectable. Trying to brush it out!

Is the algae forming bubbles?

not really, it kind of fluffy and difficult to blow it with buster. Need to be brushed.

Hard to tell from the pictures but are you sure its an algae and not a bacteria?