ID alage

[mohammadali]

this is the first time i see this kinda alage in my tank they have been growing in the back of my cube tank and the power head
http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/s464/alexafg/P1040014.jpg

[whatcaneyedo]

It looks like Cyano bacteria and bryopsis.

[MrGoodbytes]

Looks like turf algae to me but I haven't personally seen it growing on glass.

[subman]

looks like bryopsis to me as well, nasty stuff to get rid of.

[mohammadali]

just want to know is this bad for my tank or good ?

[reefwars]

It looks like Cyano bacteria and bryopsis.

yup sure is +1

[reefwars]

just want to know is this bad for my tank or good ?



bad.....if you didnt add it its a good chance you dont want it;)

[mohammadali]

oh okay thanks
how should i get rid of em ?
any good tools ?

[reefwars]

oh okay thanks
how should i get rid of em ?
any good tools ?



you can manually scrape whats on the glass removing it , but it will come back ..its a water quality issue.....prob overfeeding or lack of waterchanges/proper filtration...too high a bioload etc. etc. etc.

[reefwars]

if you remove whats there and lower your phosphates it will dissappear as the tank ages

[subman]

I was just reading to use Kent tech M to get rid of the byropsis. I'll find the article later tonight.

(just a quick google search:http://www.google.ca/search?rlz=1C1AVSC_enCA444CA444&aq=0&oq=kent+tech+m+for+&sugexp=chrome,mod=12&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=kent+tech-m+for+bryopsis)