Algae problem?

[william_acker]

Recently I've been noticing some dark growth in my live rock. It's a redish purpleish color. It's not coralline bc my tank is too new for that and don't have prefect parameters. I do not have phosphates I've tested and am running chemi pure and gfo reactor. Flows not the problem as I have a 400 gph power head on the area with the darkest growth.

Any advice will help! Thanks

You can see it next to the torch and above the gsp.

 

[noelskii]

Looks like Red Slime

 

[william_acker]

That's what I thought but it's now hairy like cyano

 

[Clink51]

i agree, looks like cyno, i have the same thing currently happening in my tank. what are the phosphate levels? if it gets worse, dont dose, but let it rid eout for a bit, they will eat up your phosphate... if it still gets bad, chemiclean works

 

[william_acker]

0- .025. I test nearly every day. Don't dose what? Calcium? Alkalinity. And what will eat it?

 

[Clink51]

don't dose chemiclean or anything to clean it up just yet. Honestly let it grow out and see what it is. no fish eats cyno, its water quality related.

ironically, my cyno is causing all of my corals to pop open and everything is growing... maybe its coincidence

 

[bartmalave]

its part of cycle keep ur para on check, keep cleaning as much as u can out, dont over feed, u can can turn off lights, all temp mesures time si best ,and hang on for the ride good luck

 

[william_acker]

It will just go away

 

[bartmalave]

it will be patient

 

[salpet]

looks like cyno just do more water changes and it should go away

 

[1329eheim]

Can't tell what it is from photo.

If it's cyano, siphon it out during weekly water changes.

If you can't siphon it out, it's not cyano and may be good old coralline.