Need to get rid of it before Thanksgiving

• Nov 15, 2012

• #1

R

Reefster

Reefing newb

What is this stuff growing in my tank and how do i get rid of it? I have a large group coming to my house and want to show off the tank, but not with this stuff growing.

phosphates are 0.11 (too high??) I have a 90g and did a 25g water change 4 days ago, but
I was without power for 7 days due to Sandy and temp got down to 64; no skimmer was able to run; only a small pump.

 

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• Nov 15, 2012

• #2

Salty B

Reefing newb

Hard to tell what color and texture it is. Looks like a cyano battle may be ahead though. I would bet money that the phos are higher than the tests read also because it is also being consumed by the nasties. I would do more water changes, find the source of the nutrients and shorten the light cycle a bit. May take a month or more to beat it if its cyano. As for the company coming over....siphon out as much as you can but the next day it might be back. Best of luck!

 

• Nov 15, 2012

• #3

Ted

Living one day at a time

Looks like cyno. More then likely from very little flow from the power outage. It should go away on its own if/when you get the phosphate under control. For a quick fix for when people come over I would scoop out what you can with a net. Try to be as non invasive to the sand as you can.

 

• Nov 15, 2012

• #4

R

Reefster

Reefing newb

Will anything eat it? I think some of my hermits may have gone to hermit heaven.

 

• Nov 15, 2012

• #5

Waddi

Shenanigans?

Kinda just looks like regular GHA to me.

 

• Nov 15, 2012

• #6

Amba

Ol' Salty

It's GHA not cyano

 

• Nov 16, 2012

• #7

ErinCahir

Sausage Wrangler

Definitely hair algae.

Turbos will mow right through it.

 

• Nov 16, 2012

• #8

Ted

Living one day at a time

I could be wrong...looked redish to me in the pic.

 

• Nov 16, 2012

• #9

R

Reefster

Reefing newb

Will anything eat hair algae?

 

• Nov 16, 2012

• #10

Waddi

Shenanigans?

Not too much stuff will eat long hair algae, hermits and turbos will.
But your best bet is to pull it out, with the sand, if you get some 1/2 inch tubing or something, just make a suction, and suck it out.

 

• Nov 17, 2012

• #11

R

Reefster

Reefing newb

I scopped out several cups worth is sand and this stuff earlier today. How long until it grows back? Overnight? Doing a 30% change tomorrow.

 

• Nov 17, 2012

• #12

Waddi

Shenanigans?

Shouldnt have really scooped it up due to it kicking detritus up. But it depends really, it shouldnt be that bad. Just keep plucking away at what you see. My GHA was never very fast at growing if I kept a wrap on it.