Purple/red algea

The Guy · #1 05-01-2013, 04:14 AM

I have a couple of areas on some of my live rock with this maroon colored algae on it, it lifts off easily but back comes back again. Is there anything I can use that will get rid of this stuff without having to upset the system

Cymaster007 · #2 05-01-2013, 04:46 AM

Chemi clean makes a good product. Look up the red slime remover

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The Guy · #3 05-01-2013, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Cymaster007

Chemi clean makes a good product. Look up the red slime remover

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Thanks got some going in my tank now, not thrilled about turning off the protein skimmer and UV while treating for 48 hours but I thought I better follow the directions and do it right. I also added an air stone as suggested on the package.
Thanks again for your help.

input80 · #4 05-01-2013, 08:40 AM

Yes, if it is cyano, Chemiclean worked very well on both of our tanks.

Tom R · #5 05-01-2013, 06:19 PM

If it is red turf algae then snail work very well. I like Mexican Turbo Snails.

Tom R

asylumdown · #6 05-01-2013, 08:10 PM

Can you post a picture of the algae? How you respond depends very much on what it is you're dealing with.

Cyano is a bacteria that can be treated chemically with a product like chemi-clean. Chemi-clean won't do a thing for real algaes, diatoms, or dinoflagellates though. Buying a herbivore to eat turf algae won't do a thing for cyano.

It's best to get a positive ID on what it is first.