multiple algae issues, any idea?

Discussion in 'Algae' started by moondogg, Apr 8, 2013.

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  1. moondogg

    moondogg Astrea Snail

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    I Have Two different Types Of Algea Growing In My Tank And I Have No Idea What They Are. The First One Looks Like Little Bubbles Growing On My Rocks, But It Doesn't Look Like Bubble Algea Because It Its Covered By Something. The Second One Looks Like Brown Flowing Grass Growing On My Sand. Its All Growing In Patches, When I Try Scooping It Out It Comes Out All In One Piece. [​IMG]
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  3. moondogg

    moondogg Astrea Snail

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    moondogg Astrea Snail

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    My POut.e Is NOt Letting Me post Pictures, I Will As Soon As I Figure It Put
     
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    moondogg Astrea Snail

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    Pictures Are In My Album, If Someone Can Look AT Them And Let Me Know What They Are.
     
  6. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Both pictures look like cyano to me. You need to do the usual stuff, cut nutrients lower phosphates and nitrates. Increasing flow can help with cyno too.
     
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  7. oldfishkeeper

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    it looks like cyano over bubble algae to me - at least on the rock:) if that's even possible. I've never seen big bubbles like that with cyano. on the sand looks like cyano as well.
     
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  9. moondogg

    moondogg Astrea Snail

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    ended Up Being Cyano. Some Rx And It Was Gone Over Night. The Bubbles Were Actually Air Bubbles from TheLive ROck Under It.