Cyano in refugium?

MarkoD · #1 04-15-2011, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by elias

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

BlueTang<3 · #2 04-15-2011, 03:54 AM

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.

BlueTang<3 · #3 04-15-2011, 03:57 AM

Did this turf algae start before or after you noticed your fish having minor ich?

MarkoD · #4 04-15-2011, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

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

BlueTang<3 · #5 04-15-2011, 04:35 AM

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?

MarkoD · #6 04-15-2011, 05:26 AM

pellets? lith rocks?

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

cathyg_99 · #7 04-15-2011, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

pellets? lith rocks?

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

even if you switch from one tank to another your tank can still go through a mini cycle

BlueTang<3 · #8 04-15-2011, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

pellets? lith rocks?

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

I was just wondering if you were going for a ultra low nutrient system and starving the cheato. If there is not enough food for the cheato and it dies it will release everything it has absorbed. So i guess the next question is the cheato growing?