Agae ID, please HELP!

[milano07]

Originally Posted by Myka

Looks more like bacteria than algae to me...possibly a dinoflagellate. Does it stick to the rocks real good or does it come off easily? It it's stuck on there well then I'm wrong - dinos and bacteria will peel off easily. If it's stuck on there then looks like maybe a brown turf algae.

Essentially they are all treated the same (some particulars) - a person has to lower nutrients in the tank. Watch maintenance, look for settling detritus behind the rocks, start siphoning it a couple times per week or at least during weekly water changes. You can siphon sand too. A GFO reactor comes in real handy. Be sure to not over-feed. Feed pellets only if you can. Employ a good quality over-sized skimmer. ETC.

This stuff does not come off easily. I know what turf algae looks like and I don't think this is it. I have researched the net hoping to find some info on this stuff but I have found nothing that looks like it.

The only thing that I have changed recently is one of the T5 bulbs. It was time to change one of the ATI Aquablues and instead I went for a 6500K bulb.

There are only 2 small fish in the tank and I don't feed much. I'll follow your advice and I'll do frequent w/c and feed even less. Thanks for the input.

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