Help with algae identification

Polscot · #1 09-25-2010, 09:02 PM

this is my 3rd tank set up and the first time this has happened tank is 2 week old, the water came from a existing system, skimmer in back, cheato, chemi-pure pureigen and carbon also in back its a 29-biocube

ive got a algea issue should i do a cycle of Chemi-clean red slime remover or wait it out

browngreen (with bubbles) algae on ALL the rocks and a flourecent green on the walls

10 hermits
cleaner shrimp
giant turbo snail
3 clowns
orange spot mantis shrimp

MrGoodbytes · #2 09-25-2010, 09:19 PM

Looks like you have dinos (dinoflagellates - the red strings). I had a battle with these earlier this year. There are a few methods that people suggest to rid aquariums of these but I don't think they ever fully leave. Make sure you have zero phosphates for one. I doubt you have anything in there that eats them. A GFO reactor would probably help. I didn't have one so I ended up tearing the reef apart, baster blasting every rock in tank water, and reassembling. A 2 day blackout may work also. Some suggest increasing the alk to higher levels like 10 or above. In the end, after about 6 months of fighting, they diminished when I got a decent skimmer but have never 100% vanished).

You mention things came from another system but you didn't mention if the rock did, which is what's most important (cycled vs uncycled).

Polscot · #3 09-25-2010, 09:30 PM

the rock was baked and bleached and bakes and dryed, so there was absolutly no life on it

ElGuappo · #4 09-25-2010, 10:51 PM

just looks like you had some die off during the move and the tank is going thru a mini cycle... thats just my two pennies.

Riptide · #5 09-26-2010, 05:27 AM

Please excuse me if I'm missing something here....You have had the tank for 2 weeks, using dead rock (no bacteria culture) and have that much livestock in there already? I would be doing some small daily water changes and keeping an eye on amonia.

I'm by no means an expert (just throwing a posibility out there) but could this just be new tank syndrome with an overly stocked tank and no bacteria to remedy it yet?

also how old are the bulbs and what kind

reefwars · #6 09-26-2010, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Riptide

Please excuse me if I'm missing something here....You have had the tank for 2 weeks, using dead rock (no bacteria culture) and have that much livestock in there already? I would be doing some small daily water changes and keeping an eye on amonia.

I'm by no means an expert (just throwing a posibility out there) but could this just be new tank syndrome with an overly stocked tank and no bacteria to remedy it yet?

also how old are the bulbs and what kind

would have to agree with no "live" rock and that much livestock your system is fighting a losing battle personally wouldn't add fish in two weeks . Post your water parameters their very important in helping determine the cause. Is it on your sand and glass, the bubbles I mean?? Do you have a powerhead or job filter???