please...may you help me identify this algae??

[fishyfolks]

thanks for the quick reply!

Out of panic, I looked at a lot of dino pics and descriptions, but it doesn't seem to be PRODUCING o2, rather the algae appears to be 'catching' bubbles that are produced in the water when i turn my skimmer up or down quickly. Any idea if there is a definitive way to determine? I was thinkin cyano as well.....I've just never seen it EVERYWHERE......

thanks again

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by fishyfolks

thanks for the quick reply!

Out of panic, I looked at a lot of dino pics and descriptions, but it doesn't seem to be PRODUCING o2, rather the algae appears to be 'catching' bubbles that are produced in the water when i turn my skimmer up or down quickly. Any idea if there is a definitive way to determine? I was thinkin cyano as well.....I've just never seen it EVERYWHERE......

thanks again

the only way to my knowlege to tell for sure is under microscope, im not 100% sure if thats true or not, but they are def hard to distinguish between the two of them.

i do know a blackout will get rid of it, if its a nutrient issue it will return.


if i were in your shoes before i went with cyano chemical treatments i would add a large amount of gfo in a reactor, do a large 30% + water change and then do a 3 day black out with the tank completely covered blocking out all lights.


the fact that this all happened at once so fast leads one to believe there is a single cause....could be something as silly as lights or could be the move its self....either way you want to get the algae gone so you can treat the tank for nutrients or whatever else is the cause