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Old 04-15-2011, 02:44 AM
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Is it stringy, if so then yes it is cyano, scrape removing it not to give it a chance of growth as it will make it to your main tank.
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Old 04-15-2011, 02:51 AM
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Is it stringy, if so then yes it is cyano, scrape removing it not to give it a chance of growth as it will make it to your main tank.

its not stringy at all.... looks like regular film algae that grows on glass but its white
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Old 04-15-2011, 02:54 AM
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Still think its red cotton algae

What kind of light are you running on the fuge? What spectrum of light is it? How old is the light ? I would try throwing a turbo in the sump to clean it up. If it is no where in your display but in that sump there is a problem in the area, either lighting, flow. Seeing it is in your sump with a powerhead i think the turnover will be sufficient.
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Old 04-15-2011, 02:57 AM
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Did this turf algae start before or after you noticed your fish having minor ich?
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Old 04-15-2011, 03:04 AM
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Did this turf algae start before or after you noticed your fish having minor ich?
it started before. fish are starting to get better now.

light is 2 6500K CFL bulbs about a month old

i think this stuff might have come in with the cheato i got from big al's
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Old 04-15-2011, 03:35 AM
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Can u cut back to one bulb? It may just be still new tank, you are still cycling give it a little while after some water changes it should starve out. Are you running pellets or lith rocks or anything?
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Old 04-15-2011, 04:26 AM
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pellets? lith rocks?

the tank is new but its not cycling. i had the rock cycled previously in my old tank
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