duganderson Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I've got a red growth on my back wall. It looks like spider web and spreads out like glass when it gets broken. Any guesses what this is? Suggestions on treating this are welcome. Link to comment
BluCrab Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 when I think I spider webs I think of Spaghetti worms. Link to comment
GHill762 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 does it look like reddish orange veins? I had this a while back and did all kinds of reading and searching.. never got a definitive answer, but it went away on its own whatever it was.. I kinda wished it woulda stuck around, it was neat.. post a pic. Link to comment
duganderson Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 does it look like reddish orange veins? Yes. I'll post a picture later. Link to comment
Walker Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Red algae I find are exceptionally vulnerable to vinegar. Take vinegar in a syringe and spray them, they will turn orange and die. I use my carbon dosing vinegar in this fashion and it helps control red bubble and the same thing you have. It works on green stuff as well but not as fast. Link to comment
GHill762 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Red algae I find are exceptionally vulnerable to vinegar. Take vinegar in a syringe and spray them, they will turn orange and die. I use my carbon dosing vinegar in this fashion and it helps control red bubble and the same thing you have. It works on green stuff as well but not as fast. If it's the same thing I had, there is no reason to kill it.. every account I found of someone with the same stuff said it just disappeared after a while.. the odd thing is that I didn't add anything "new" to my tank when I upgraded and I never had anything like it in my previous tank. Link to comment
duganderson Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Here is a photo. Sorry it's not great quality but I think you'll be able to see it. Link to comment
Rollermonkey Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Wondering if it's some kind of cyano maybe? Link to comment
GHill762 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Yeah that kinda looks like cyano. Don't think that is the same thing I had. Link to comment
Rollermonkey Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Yeah that kinda looks like cyano. Don't think that is the same thing I had. I think I remember yours. Yours was thicker, more red and less brown, right? Link to comment
duganderson Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Yeah that kinda looks like cyano. Don't think that is the same thing I had. I hope not. I battled that for about 7 months a couple years ago. I had to use chemi clean and that wiped it out in one treatment (but I'd rather not have to use this again becuase I've heard of some folks crashing there tank with chemi clean) Link to comment
GHill762 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I think I remember yours. Yours was thicker, more red and less brown, right? must be someone else, I never had a picture of it. Link to comment
duganderson Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Are folks pretty certain this is cyno? I'm apt to treat it early with Chemi Clean but I only want to use that if it's for sure cyno. Link to comment
Rollermonkey Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 There's about 1000 different types of cyano, and we haven't done any DNA analysis, but you can certainly wait to see if others chime in and hope it doesn't blow up in your tank in the meantime. Link to comment
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