Red Algae

sapgranth25

sapgranth25

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I`ve just started getting red algae in my 130ltr tank just wondering if this is due to:-

A, A phase the tank is going throw
B, Natural day light hitting the tank
C, Some thing that is not right in the tank
D, An attack from mars lol

abit of my tank dose get some day light funny enough the bit that dose the live rock is also getting red algae on it & then the rest of the tank it`s just on the coral sand.....

I`ve just put some phosphate remover in on sunday & given my tank a complete clean out of red algae so far no return but IF it dose what can i do?

what damage can it do to my water,hermits,fish,coral,inverts??
 
It could be A,B,C, and possibly D? :joke: The algae you are getting is cyno (is it like a slime? On the sand and rocks?). It could be cyno or a type of coraline algae which is good. Cyno is not harmful but just butt ugly! It does start in a phrase like what your tank is going through and Natual day light is just feeding the algae even more. What is you bioload? WHat do you use for filtration? Any flow?

Edit: Just read more of you post. Yeah that is cyno and it feeds on phosphates. You probably soved the problem just watch it now.
 
BIOLOAD meaning fish are am i been thick well if you mean how many fish have i got in this tank i have a pair of small clown`s a ,scooter blem ,fire fish. i have a wet/dry filter fixed over the tank with carbon,phos remover, purigen,2x long black sponges&white 1`s under them then like white hula hoops lol & 18kg`s of live rock i also have 2x680ltr power head`s in each corner.
 
i`ve heard that you need a protine skimmer to use ChemiClean& as i`ve only got a 28gal tank i use weekly water changes&a product by seachem called purigen witch polishes&really hits nitrite ammonia ect ect ect
 
You don't need a protein skimmer to use chemiclean. A protein skimmer is HIGHLY recommended though.
 
Well if the problem comes back i may well use that product because it`s very ugly in the tank but so far so good i guess. i think it may be the day light but hopefully the phos remover will keep it at bay if day light hits the tank again cause at the moment i have the certains pulled across a little tut.
 
the red algae still has not returned BUT the reason why im replying again is due to a none treatment way of getting rid of red,slime algaes it`s a snail called a REEF SNAIL & from what i`ve read about these little cleaners is that they love slime,red algaes so if it dose return in my tank i will try these little guy`s out.............
 
There are many, many species of "reef snails", and only a few will eat cyano, so you need to do further research on wich species will eat cyano.
 
I have used Ultralife Red Slime Remover to get rid of red slime algae in my tank. A few notes though. (1) You must find the source. Sometimes taking it out won't let you find out what is really wrong. (2) Make sure you are getting plenty of oxygen in the tank. if you have a wet-dry filter then the flow alone will keep oxygen levels okay versus say an undergravel filter. (3) Monitor PH.

If you use this, its gone within 2 days and I have never seen any harm to any corals or fish.

Mike
 
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