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mohammadali
06-01-2012, 09:02 AM
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
06-01-2012, 12:46 PM
It looks like Cyano bacteria and bryopsis.

MrGoodbytes
06-01-2012, 01:26 PM
Looks like turf algae to me but I haven't personally seen it growing on glass.

subman
06-01-2012, 03:20 PM
looks like bryopsis to me as well, nasty stuff to get rid of.

mohammadali
06-01-2012, 09:14 PM
just want to know is this bad for my tank or good ?

reefwars
06-01-2012, 09:56 PM
It looks like Cyano bacteria and bryopsis.

yup sure is +1

reefwars
06-01-2012, 09:58 PM
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
06-01-2012, 09:59 PM
oh okay thanks
how should i get rid of em ?
any good tools ?

reefwars
06-01-2012, 10:01 PM
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
06-01-2012, 10:02 PM
if you remove whats there and lower your phosphates it will dissappear as the tank ages

subman
06-01-2012, 11:11 PM
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)