Flippin red algae...

[gregh]

Just when I though the tank was looking spot on, this red algae starts to appear.

I've been away for a week, so I replaced the rowaphos before I went, but the stuff is still there a week later.

Any ideas? I do wonder if my tank is having a mini cycle after the dinos nightware, and wether this will burn itself out???

I can't see any colour on the salifert kit for phosphates, nitrates or nitrites.

http://www.gregh.co.uk/jpegs/tank/IMG_2969.jpg
http://www.gregh.co.uk/jpegs/tank/IMG_2968.jpg

cheers,

Greg

[Tetley]

Hi Greg,

Blimey, :eek:.

I suspect the normal battle lines wil need to be drawn.


ATB

[Tom2006]

Algae must be the bane of most reefers lives! I'm just going through another diatom phase on my sand! :(:mad: Im sure yours will burn itself out, if it keeps growing just pull as much out as you can and keep the phosphate low and it will go.

[Buster]

salifert test kit for phosphates are good for the home user and although one of the best they are not that accurate. Try and get a merk test kit it's the one branded D & D from Deltec.

[Tangman]

Hi Greg is it a soft or hard to touch algae, as if its hard it looks like Bryopsis i had some once around my weir on my 7 foot tank. You seem to have quite a lot as it just appeared or has it come over a few weeks. I know it sounds daft but have you changed your brand of salt lately before this started, as a friend of mine a few years ago had a similar problem and he changed salt brand and it all went. It might be worth trying to ID it on google and see what kind it is and then going from there. HTH Twiggy:D

[gregh]

It's soft not hard Eric, I did open a new bucket of the same make of salt recently....


Cheers,

greg

[P.A.D]

It looks like it could be this stuff.

http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/guest/algaepage/Red/redhair/Ataxiformis.htm

https://www.marineland.com/seascope/ss2003_issue3.pdf

[Tangman]

It's soft not hard Eric, I did open a new bucket of the same make of salt recently....


Cheers,

greg
Ah well that blows that theory out then, the one that P.A.D has put up looks like it the taxiformis. Did you not have this when you used to come to Neils or am i thinking of someone else. Twiggy:D

[moorish]

have you changed any of your lighting,even changing a bulb can effect it.this happened to me when i changed the bulbs and also changing the salt mix.just keep an eye on it and see if it goes away on its own.derek

[gregh]

Ah well that blows that theory out then, the one that P.A.D has put up looks like it the taxiformis. Did you not have this when you used to come to Neils or am i thinking of someone else. Twiggy:D


Yeh thinking about it I had it before I think, true Mexican turbos did the trick, so popped up to Reef Ranch and got myself 4 which are now being acclimitised...

regards,

Greg

[Tangman]

Yeh thinking about it I had it before I think, true Mexican turbos did the trick, so popped up to Reef Ranch and got myself 4 which are now being acclimitised...

regards,

Greg
Hi Greg i thought it was you that had it, they will sort it out keep us informed how it goes on. Twiggy:D

[Chris, Reef Ranch]

Greg had just got some True Mexican Trubos from us. Hope this will do the job? Do yuo agree Macca. Eitehr way an Emperor Tang will eat that no problem. ;)

[gregh]

well they're now in, fingers crossed they start tucking into it :D

[gregh]

looks like P.A.D has it spot on, good article here:

http://www.aquatouch.com/algae.htm

Chris, can you confirm if I got "Pacific Turbo Snail, Turbo fluctuosus" yesterday??

Cheers,

Greg

[Chris, Reef Ranch]

looks like P.A.D has it spot on, good article here:

http://www.aquatouch.com/algae.htm

Chris, can you confirm if I got "Pacific Turbo Snail, Turbo fluctuosus" yesterday??

Cheers,

Greg

It certainly looks the same so it probably is, but to 100% confirm pm macca. He supplied them. Are they eating it?

Chris