Algae ID and tips to fight

gobytron · #1 07-05-2013, 12:16 AM

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

asylumdown · #2 07-05-2013, 03:31 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.

ruslicus · #3 07-05-2013, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by asylumdown

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.

Unfortunately don't have any

Will try to get better picture in weekend. I have reduce the lighting period and will try to feed less.

mameroo2000 · #4 07-05-2013, 01:54 PM

It's look like sponges to me are they are white in colour ?

ruslicus · #5 07-05-2013, 04:46 PM

no it is brown-grey - ish color. They I very slim, I cannot pull it with my fingers just brushing.

ruslicus · #6 07-07-2013, 09:23 PM

So finally managed to take a decent picture. And it starts to grow on rocks as well. Anyone can chime?

In corner of my Acan there is a dead spot. It is growing fast!

gobytron · #7 07-07-2013, 10:55 PM

Weird...

I'm no expert, but that almost looks like a bacterial fungus to me...

Would be an odd colour for an algae...???