Hairy Cyano like algae toxic?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by paddyob

It's dark greeny-brown. Looks like hair algae with bubbles in it. Easily removed by rubbing with a brush. Almost peels off.

I'll post a pic when I get a chance.

And it smells bad.

That is sounding a lot like dinoflagellates. That would not be fun.

Here is a good article: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog...sons-i-learned

And a couple pics of dinos: