plz id this algea (pic)

it looks like snot in the tank

 

It's not detritus is it?

 

looks like either Dinoflagellates or Diatoms to me. more like the first though.

 

How old is the tank? It's tough to positively ID with the pics. I see what looks like a bit of hair algae, and also what looks like diatoms. The diatom diagnosis is most likely if your tank is fairly new, or if you have recently added a source of silicates (eg. tap water).

The brown-yellow snot-like stuff could also be dinoflagellates, but may not be. If your tank is fairly new (a few months old or less), this will likely be self-limiting. If, upon a closer look, you think it is dinoflagellates, I'd get a phosphate reactor and I'd scrub my rocks in a separate bucket of saltwater to get rid of the stuff.

 

depending on how old yer tank setup is it could be part of the cycle, if yer tanks a couple months old how ever id just chuck some carbon in yer filter and change it every week

 

My tank is like 4 to 5 months old. I already have carbon and phosphate remover I have had this problem for like a month plus. Also how can I scrub the rocks they have corals on them

 

I thought it was redslime so on Friday I treated it for redsklime then I did a 50% water change


HOW DO I GET IT TO GO AWAY HElP

 

I would be interested in knowing what it is as well since it looks similar to what I have now too. I don't have quite that much. I thought it was cyano as well. How did the treatment and water change go?

 

Honestly, it looks like diatoms with GHA (green hair algae). I would check your water source for silicates. Are you using RO/DI water? Have you got a silicate test?