Help with algae identification

[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

[reefwars]

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???

[reefwars]

Also if you don't scrApe your glass reguraly it will stain it green like on your sides then it becomes hard to clean , wherever light hits your glass allow room for cleaning in the first year you may see all sorts of algae bloom's. Oh and ps I hope Its not dyno's hard to tell from pic on my phone cheers and goodluck

[Polscot]

got a powerful pwerhead theres nod ead zones for sure, parameters are all 0 or super close to, ive done a chemi clean red slime clean and its all stopped forming and starting to deteriorate

[whatcaneyedo]

I've watched a few people set up tanks with barren white base rock. They all get that same thing happening. Its a natural progression. The fastest and most unsightly algae and bacteria are first to colonize. As the tank matures and if you look after it well they will be out competed by more desirable types.

[lastlight]

I had the same thing in my tank. I thought it was diatoms not sure but I left it alone and it cleared up almost overnight after a couple weeks of the bubbles/slimey algae.

Now I've added a lot of new dry rock and some sand to my new tank. This is showing up a little bit again. I think it's a new tank thing and nothing to worry about.