Red fuzzy algae

B

biologicalme

Member
#1
Joined
Dec 29, 2013
Messages
855
Likes
7
Points
16
Location
Santa Ana
#1
So its kinda hard to see through these pictures but I've been getting a fuzzy red algae if you look close enough it kinda looks like little branches. It only grows on this particular zoa rock though I also have a couple other nuisance algae just on that rock.
I'm thinking of putting the rock in my sup (away from lighting for 3 days. I'm just afraid of losing zoas. What do you guys think?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk
 
S

SC50964

Member
#3
Joined
Feb 22, 2014
Messages
1,710
Likes
35
Points
38
Location
Mission Viejo
#3
Looks like red slime problem, which basically is caused by excessive organic waste in the water.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
B

biologicalme

Member
#4
Joined
Dec 29, 2013
Messages
855
Likes
7
Points
16
Location
Santa Ana
#4
SC50964 said:
Looks like red slime problem, which basically is caused by excessive organic waste in the water.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Hmmm... phosphates test 0 nitrates come up 0 I just added new GFO to my reactor 2 weeks ago. Should I do a water change anyway?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk
 
F-Dawg

F-Dawg

🐟
#5
Joined
Dec 30, 2011
Messages
1,478
Likes
23
Points
38
Location
IE
#5
Are you using rodi for top off? What your TDS at? Is that a low flow area? What test kit are you using?
 
S

SC50964

Member
#6
Joined
Feb 22, 2014
Messages
1,710
Likes
35
Points
38
Location
Mission Viejo
#6
biologicalme said:
Hmmm... phosphates test 0 nitrates come up 0 I just added new GFO to my reactor 2 weeks ago. Should I do a water change anyway?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
It's at zero coz the red slime consume the waste. Clean the tank, check to see if there is enough flow, and add GFO will help.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
oredith

oredith

2
#7
Joined
Sep 9, 2013
Messages
4,628
Likes
32
Points
48
Location
Long Beach CA
#7
phosphate will test zero while the algae is around, because they're eating the phosphate up as food.

i'm going through the same thing thanks to the woman being a crazed LPS feeder.

my tank is doing great except for the hair algae in the frag tank though, so i'm not stressing it.. :p
 
B

biologicalme

Member
#8
Joined
Dec 29, 2013
Messages
855
Likes
7
Points
16
Location
Santa Ana
#8
Ok so I'm using rodi that I buy from my lfs "the reef" so idk the tds. Yes that's growing on a low flow area. I'm thinking it may have been excessive organics. I recently took out a sponge that came with the overflow box. I'd forgotten it was there and it was covered in nasties. That was just 3 days ago. So maybe that was doing it. Thanks for the input guys

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk
 
B

biologicalme

Member
#9
Joined
Dec 29, 2013
Messages
855
Likes
7
Points
16
Location
Santa Ana
#9
So I removed most of it by hand and a dissection scalpel and put the rock in my sump. To my surprise I found a rusty screw that fell off my stand into the sump!!! :O I'm scared guys!!! Could this be what's causing my problems?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk
 
S

SC50964

Member
#10
Joined
Feb 22, 2014
Messages
1,710
Likes
35
Points
38
Location
Mission Viejo
#10
biologicalme said:
So I removed most of it by hand and a dissection scalpel and put the rock in my sump. To my surprise I found a rusty screw that fell off my stand into the sump!!! :O I'm scared guys!!! Could this be what's causing my problems?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Check water parameters immediately, and do WC if parameters are off.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
djrice69

djrice69

SocaliReef M0DERAT0R IG Farmedfrags
Staff member
2020 Philanthropist
Supporter
#12
Joined
Aug 21, 2007
Messages
2,372
Likes
676
Points
83
Location
OC
#12
Looks like red brush algae I use h202 or hydrogen proxide and spot treat it it should fizzy up when on contact

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk
 
B

biologicalme

Member
#13
Joined
Dec 29, 2013
Messages
855
Likes
7
Points
16
Location
Santa Ana
#13
djrice69 said:
Looks like red brush algae I use h202 or hydrogen proxide and spot treat it it should fizzy up when on contact

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Thanks!!! :) I'll try that. I removed most of it with a scalpel. And left the rock in the sump for 3 days but it looks like it won't give up. I'm guessing you take the rock out of the tank to treat it right?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk
 
djrice69

djrice69

SocaliReef M0DERAT0R IG Farmedfrags
Staff member
2020 Philanthropist
Supporter
#14
Joined
Aug 21, 2007
Messages
2,372
Likes
676
Points
83
Location
OC
#14
No u can leave it In with the water

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk
 
Speaker73

Speaker73

Premium Member
Supporter
#15
Joined
May 26, 2012
Messages
1,265
Likes
77
Points
48
Location
Los Angeles
#15
I would take the rock out, spot treat with 3% H2O2 and leave it there for a few minutes. It shouldn't hurt your zoas much. then rinse and place back in tank. It worked for me…..then the GHA went crazy! lol
 
cowboycove

cowboycove

2
#16
Joined
Nov 26, 2012
Messages
3,192
Likes
19
Points
38
Location
Stanton (Cerritos and Knott)
#16
I literally took out all affected rocks/frags and wiped it with a napkin. It peels off pretty easy. Shake it in a bucket of salt water to get it all off. Put it back in. Scoop what you can out and throw it away. Make sure to turn off power heads so it doesn't blow and spread. Mine never came back. And yes. Do wafer change. You use rodi right? My rodi was out dated. Tds was reading close to 500
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Top