What Algae is this and how to beat it.

fishkeeprian · 10/15/2018, 12:16 PM

Hello,

I am getting plagued by a stringy type algae, not sure what type. It doesn't hold air bubbles like dinos but isn't red like cyano but I not sure so I'm looking for some expert opion. Thanks

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4sy1h0nqn3...82859.mp4?dl=0

Subsea · 10/15/2018, 03:40 PM

Link does not work for me.

https://www.reefcleaners.org/nuisance-algae-id-guide

See if this helps. Also, their are numerous strains of Cynobacteria. Differrent cultivar with differrent colors.

Tyler.L · 10/15/2018, 04:40 PM

From what I could tell maybe its the start of bryopsis on the sandbed. Hard to really tell from the video though.

mcgyvr · 10/16/2018, 04:39 AM

Hardly a plague you have there...
I can barely see anything on my laptop monitor here..

Not sure on the ID.. Nothing to be concerned about from what I see and will likely pass with time..

fishkeeprian · 10/16/2018, 04:59 AM

That video was taken after I had syphoned some of my sandbed out. It reappears very quickly and is a cotton stringy type algae.

10/15/2018, 12:16 PM	#1
fishkeeprian Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: England, Earl Shilton Posts: 1,452	What Algae is this and how to beat it. Hello, I am getting plagued by a stringy type algae, not sure what type. It doesn't hold air bubbles like dinos but isn't red like cyano but I not sure so I'm looking for some expert opion. Thanks https://www.dropbox.com/s/4sy1h0nqn3...82859.mp4?dl=0 __________________ If in doubt ask!

10/15/2018, 03:40 PM	#2
Subsea Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 1,882	Link does not work for me. https://www.reefcleaners.org/nuisance-algae-id-guide See if this helps. Also, their are numerous strains of Cynobacteria. Differrent cultivar with differrent colors. __________________ Laissez les bons temps rouler, Patrick Castille Current Tank Info: 10,000G. Greenhouse Macro Growout

10/16/2018, 04:39 AM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Hardly a plague you have there... I can barely see anything on my laptop monitor here.. Not sure on the ID.. Nothing to be concerned about from what I see and will likely pass with time.. __________________ Who me?

10/16/2018, 04:59 AM	#5
fishkeeprian Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: England, Earl Shilton Posts: 1,452	That video was taken after I had syphoned some of my sandbed out. It reappears very quickly and is a cotton stringy type algae. __________________ If in doubt ask!

10/15/2018, 04:40 PM	#3
Tyler.L Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 405	From what I could tell maybe its the start of bryopsis on the sandbed. Hard to really tell from the video though.