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Pest algae ID


Matt_95

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I've been sick for a few weeks and haven't been maintaining my tank very well. I've had this algae show up in a few places. I've never seen it before and I've no idea how to treat it. What can I introduce that will eat it?

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Diatoms look like rust, and that stuff is green with "stuff" waving around. It's hard to tell from the picture what it is. Can you turn off your pumps and get a better picture?

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Diatoms look like rust, and that stuff is green with "stuff" waving around. It's hard to tell from the picture what it is. Can you turn off your pumps and get a better picture?

It is the same colour as diatoms however I've never seen them like this before, it has a few "strands" that are quite long as well. I turned off the pumps and tried to get a better picture however I'm currently limited to my phone.

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Can you syphon it out?

Yep, I just siphoned most of it out, there is still a little left stuck to the rock though.

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Hard to id by the pic. I'd just syphon it out and check your phosphate and nitrate levels. make sure you are only using 0 tds water.

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Do the strands have bubbles incorporated into them? Do the strands seem smaller after the light has been off all night, and get longer during the day?

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