Green Purple and Maroon

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  1. Hevgotdat4u

    Hevgotdat4u Fire Worm

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    After adding some T5 lighting say 2 weeks ago and running it 4 hours in the morning and 4-5 hours at night my back glass is covered with BRIGHT green purple and maroon colored algae is this good or bad and should I leave it BTW it's a 220 gallon FOWLR setup.
     
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    Hevgotdat4u, Sep 29, 2010
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  2. offensetaken

    offensetaken Montipora Digitata

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    Sounds like coralline algae to me. this is actually a desired algae by most salt water and reef aquarists. Congrats....any pics?
     
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  3. Hevgotdat4u

    Hevgotdat4u Fire Worm

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    I'll try to get some tomorrow digital camera battery is dead lol
     
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  4. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    That doesn't quite sound like coralline to me, because of the rate you're saying it grew at. Pics would help.
     
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  5. Hevgotdat4u

    Hevgotdat4u Fire Worm

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    pics tomorrow I promise
     
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    offensetaken Montipora Digitata

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    Is the algae hard or soft? Can you wipe it clean off the back glass?
     
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  7. Hevgotdat4u

    Hevgotdat4u Fire Worm

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    not sure haven't tried to wipe it.
     

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  8. kashbrook

    kashbrook Plankton

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    Bubbly almost purple/maroon is most likely cyanobacteria.
     
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  9. Corailline

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    Looks like cynobacteria and the beginnings of GHA. I suspect you might have a nutrient problem with phosphates and that the new lighting just caused a bloom. I would check phosphate levels and the TDS value of your water source and possibly use some type of GFO, or phosgard.

    ;D
     
    Corailline, Oct 6, 2010
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