ID alage

MrGoodbytes · #1 06-01-2012, 01:26 PM

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

subman · #2 06-01-2012, 03:20 PM

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

mohammadali · #3 06-01-2012, 09:14 PM

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

reefwars · #4 06-01-2012, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mohammadali

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 · #5 06-01-2012, 09:59 PM

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

reefwars · #6 06-01-2012, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mohammadali

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 · #7 06-01-2012, 10:02 PM

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