Nasty Red Algae on my Sand

newbreefer20 · 06-06-2008, 02:15 PM

Hi all, I have what looks to be red algae on the sand in one corner of my tank. I read that it can come from a bad coral. I do have a bad plate coral thats dying? Or is it something else and how do I get rid of it?

kathywithbirds · 06-06-2008, 02:19 PM

Pictures help!!

If it's a dark red and you can easily suck it up it could be cyano bacteria. Suck it out with a turkey baster and do a water change.

Are you cycling?

I have some that comes and goes in my fish only tank. I find changing the carbon and ammonia chips in the canister filter help. I don't have a "standard" filtration setup on this one, the canister gets changed a lot so as not to produce a lot of nitrates.

BigAl07 · 06-06-2008, 02:20 PM

That could be any number of things but we need to know more about your tank...

Age?

Filtration?

Type & # of power heads..

current water parameters

what do you mean by "bad & dying plate coral"? Is there something "Wrong" in your tank causing this?

djbacon · 06-06-2008, 04:23 PM

Sounds like cyano but the dying plate coral is of concern

johnmaloney · 06-25-2008, 11:42 PM

Add flow and competition and a well rounded clean up crew. Cyano is an easy problem to take care of once you nail it down. Check your phosphates and nitrates and report back. What is your current clean up crew like? How is the flow in the corner of your tank?

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newbreefer20 Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 87 View Gallery Karma Komment	Nasty Red Algae on my Sand Hi all, I have what looks to be red algae on the sand in one corner of my tank. I read that it can come from a bad coral. I do have a bad plate coral thats dying? Or is it something else and how do I get rid of it?

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Nasty Red Algae on my Sand Pictures help!! If it's a dark red and you can easily suck it up it could be cyano bacteria. Suck it out with a turkey baster and do a water change. Are you cycling? I have some that comes and goes in my fish only tank. I find changing the carbon and ammonia chips in the canister filter help. I don't have a "standard" filtration setup on this one, the canister gets changed a lot so as not to produce a lot of nitrates. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Nasty Red Algae on my Sand That could be any number of things but we need to know more about your tank... Age? Filtration? Type & # of power heads.. current water parameters what do you mean by "bad & dying plate coral"? Is there something "Wrong" in your tank causing this? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Nasty Red Algae on my Sand Add flow and competition and a well rounded clean up crew. Cyano is an easy problem to take care of once you nail it down. Check your phosphates and nitrates and report back. What is your current clean up crew like? How is the flow in the corner of your tank? __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.

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