Algae ID and tips to fight

ruslicus · #1 07-04-2013, 02:38 AM

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

11purewater · #2 07-04-2013, 03:35 AM

Is the algae forming bubbles?

ruslicus · #3 07-04-2013, 02:01 PM

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

gobytron · #4 07-04-2013, 09:57 PM

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

ruslicus · #5 07-04-2013, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gobytron

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

Have no idea. The biggest issue it grows on dead portion of corals as well and frag rack. nothing on rocks. Clean - no algae at all on rocks.

gobytron · #6 07-04-2013, 11:16 PM

Would help if you could get a close up of the organism itself...

asylumdown · #7 07-05-2013, 02:31 AM

Do you have access to a microscope? You wouldn't need a very high powered one to tell you what family you're dealing with. The course of treatment is highly dependent on a positive ID. Could be dinos, could be a cyanobacteria, could be some other random form of algae.