Snotty looking algea

Discussion in 'Algae' started by chalmies19832002, Feb 6, 2009.

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  1. chalmies19832002

    chalmies19832002 Flamingo Tongue

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    Over the past couple of days I have developed what looks like a brown cyano but is like really slimy. It looks like the waste material that corals put off but it brown and all over the place, ANY IDEAS! I checked my water today at the LFS and everything is good!
     
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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Your water is not fine. The dinoflagellate bloom is sequestering the nutrients faster than you can test for them.
     
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  5. inwall75

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  6. chalmies19832002

    chalmies19832002 Flamingo Tongue

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    So what should I do
     
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  7. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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  8. johnmaloney

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    dinos suck
     
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  9. infamous

    infamous Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    get 100 Astrea snails and 100 Giant cerith snails. If this doesn't work. Get 100 more Astrea snails.
     
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  10. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    Wont that just make the problem worse? Anything that eats dino will usually die! Then you will have the results from the die off...not to mention loss of money! :confused:

    Bump up your pH, siphon as much out as possible, turn off lights and decrease feedings in tank
     
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