+Jakedoza Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I'm sooo *&^%$ing sick of this crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballistic.reefer Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 looks like cyano bloom, treat with red slime remover takes care of it quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 looks like cyano bloom, treat with red slime remover takes care of it quick +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 How long have you had your tank running? Give us the rundown on your tank. Lighting, feeding, filtration, water changes, clean up crew etc... There's plenty on this forum that can help you get rid of your troubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflux Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Looks almost like cotton candy algae to me but the guys above are probably right. http://www.reefcleaners.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=81 And yeah, this algae stuff is pretty irritating. It's not hard to see why some people don't stay in the hobby long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jakedoza Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 How long have you had your tank running? Give us the rundown on your tank. Lighting, feeding, filtration, water changes, clean up crew etc... There's plenty on this forum that can help you get rid of your troubles. yeah yeah., I know... I just want to know what it is so I can get to the root of the problem and not just put a bandaid on it. Even if it comes to a complete tear down.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Mexican Turbos love that stuff. They also like to bulldoze everything around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) Mexican Turbos love that stuff. They also like to bulldoze everything around. +100! Ive got 4 of them the size of golfballs, they cleaned my tank up QUICK but knocked everything over in the process. Also, I added a couple tangs to take care of the hair algae. Water params? How long lights on? Sand bed disturbed? Any MIA livestock? What type of lights and how old? Edited July 18, 2011 by DerrickH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua-Dome Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 too filamentous to be cyano. But yes turbos, hermits, tangs, and urchins should eat this stuff. Pink fuzzy algae can usually be pulled off rather easily but the clean up critters will have to keep it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 +1 turbos. Just be sure to get enough that they can actually make a dent - they have to be able to stay ahead of the algae's growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 The usual fixes apply: water changes run GFO/GAC consider new lamps or RODI filters think about what you are feeding Using consumers may remove it but fixing the root cause is the key. I think this, like GHA, is just a particularly bad form of the usual algae outbreaks tanks go through. Not everyone gets it. I sent a pic of similar stuff to wet web media and they said cyano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jakedoza Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Thanks for the info guys.. I ordered some more DI resin, an in line TDS meter and changed out the media in my phosphate reactor... and it broke more than it was.. (purchased it used here on the forum) so now I need a new one. I hate buying stuff that is broke.. and hitting up RCA this weekend for some cleanup and their massive sale.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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