Help with Algae

It should go away after it depletes the silicates, just like it went away during cycling of the tank.

 

Nope, never heard of it! Sounds fun though!!! We only stay here for a week thought. We usually go down to the Destin Harbor and see what the fisherman bring in that day. One day we saw a pretty big shark! I bet it sounds like nothing to you since you live there but it was awesome for me to see! Ever been there? We say at the creasent hotel right next to the stair stepper hotel (thats what i call it) Really nice and beautiful white sand. Is there any more tar? I remember in July the B.P people were there driving up and down the beaches looking for tar. haha Good times!!!!

 

Haha cool. Yea the destin jetty is on the beach next to the the destin harbor. It is the strip of rocks that makes a pathway for boats going from the harbor into the ocean.

 

How is the battle with the aglea going? I was wondering if you have gotten a positive ID on it yet. With the way it acts, I would almost say that it is dinoflagellates. Are there small air bubbles trapped in it?

 

I think it is cyano too, it wont run out of silicates in that case. Your tank is likely phosphate or iron limited, so working on controlling them first will do the most damage. Iron can be found in leafy green seaweed foods, red algae species tend to have less, consider that if you feed your tang seaweed. Phosphates will be a natural end result of the feeding process, but cutting down on feedings, (especially liquid foods like phytoplankton), running GFO etc.. will help to keep new cyano growth at bay, and may even begin to starve it.

Red slime remover will kill the cyano and leave you with the nutrients, that can be water changed out. While red slime remover itself may be reef safe, that much cyano dying at once is not. When cyano, (or even hair algae, film algae etc.. for that matter) dies it robs the water of oxygen. Usually not a problem if it happens steadily, but if it happens all at once your tank can crash have and adverse reaction etc...so if you go that route make sure to aerate and monitor the tank. Oxygen testing is out of the reach of this hobby, but ph testing and visual inspection of fish should do the trick.

 

Ok thanks i just did a 10 gallon water change, turkey basted all the rocks, gave the rocks a good scrub, and the soaked my powerheads in vinegar for 2 days. Now my tank tank looks really good for now lol. I have Chaeto in a refugium, PhosGuard, and carbon running right now. Thanks!