Burgandy Alge

[UNICORN]

hello everyone i hope everyone is haveing a good new year.

well i have this burgandy crusty alge growing on my sand

how do i get rid of it ? what is it? :birthday:

 

[Killerdrgn]

picture? probably red cyano.

 

[Lenny718]

Sounds like cyano but a pic would help.

 

[duke62]

red cyano.try to syphon out what you can get and check ur phos levels.do u have a phosban reactor.if not i would invest in 1 and do ur water changes.how long has ur tank been up and running.what size and whats ur bio load.like everyone said lets get a pic up.what are ur parameters also
ph
alk
nitrates
nitrites
ammonia
then these guys can really know whats going on..these guys are good here.they taught me alot.

 

[D Rose]

Is there a type of coralline algae that is dark scarlet/burgundy in color? I have spots of it on my rocks mixed in with my purple coralline.

 

[jadakiss]

yes

 

[Fragmented]

I have some in some of the low light areas of the tank. Doesnt seem to be bothering anything

 

[D Rose]

OK, thank guys. I went to my LFS and they wont accept anything other than it is nuisance algae and I should buy some product they sell....

 

[duke62]

dont buy any of that crap.do u have a phosban reator and carbon..whats ur water parameters.you need to figure whats causing it and take it from there..how long has ur tank been running

 

[emmanuel]

if its slimey then most likey cyano if its crusty like coraline dont worry about it

 

[duke62]

her tanks has only been up for three mths.i dont think that that much coraline is growing on her sand.

 

[wschang812]

how do you get rid of the cyano? im getting it on my rocks. i have a phosban reactor with chemipure elite inside, purigen, uv sterilizer, and phos-zorb in the sump. i used to use tap water until the last 3 water changes when i changed to RODI water. could it be that the tap water is still affecting the tank?

 

[jadakiss]

yes , just give it like a month and it go away. but u have to change ur water only with rodi

 

[emmanuel]

Oops didn't realize its on her sand
When I had gotten cyano I siphoned it of the sand and even made a little brush attachment for my hose to brush cyano and even green algae of my rocks when doing water changes . When it was at its worst a few years ago when I let my tank go I even syphoned everything but had a media bag on the other end of the hose and let it dump back into my sump kinda like a vacuum cleaner