More Weird Stuff

Okay my nitrates and phos are 0....I have what apears to be Cyano...hopefully it is just a red colored coraline I will know in a few dys when it thickens up....I bought a rock with some green striped mushrooms...not long after I got the rock there is a orange covering over the rock that blew off with a powerhead, It apears to be some type of encrusting sponge...If there is such a thing? Well any way the orange rusty looking (algae?) blew off the rock now my substrate is covered with this stuff and it is taking over the rocks....it will blow off but then only spreads worse...so what can I kill this weird stuff off with...I cant get a pic as my friend with the camrea is runnin a Honey Wagon (septic tank cleaning truck) and wont be around all week....WIth nitrates and phos at 0 this surely cant be Cyano (right?) And what can I do about the orange rusty lookin dust?....My Tank has been one bad trip after another....But Im luvin it
Danny

 

Did you check the flatworms post? they look like this...

 

I know what flatworms look like this is a encrusting dust (possible sponge?) that can be blown off with a powerhead but spreads more it is not a worm of any kind...thnx any ways....
Danny

 

Maybe it is diatoms?
Is that possible? My tank has been up for about 6 months....
Danny

 

hey Danny

diatoms- yes its possible, I got some recently due to adding 2 new K type power heads and a new SSB - both the new P Heads and that sand got a thin covering of Diatoms


if you could post a picture that would help with a definite ID

Steve

 

yeah anything plastic or has been exposed to transit and handling can get silicates for diatoms, but orange...? Is it a bright orange?