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adam_ducote

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Can someone identify this algae? I’m not sure what it is. It’s like string or strands of hair. 

 

Nitrates are at 10ppm. Salinity 1.026. Alk:9.2. Doing a water change tomorrow. Thanks!

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It's hard to tell from the pics, but does it appear seemingly overnight and rise up from the sand bed with bubbles in it? Look at pictures of dinoflagellates and see if it compares (I hope not!).

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10 hours ago, Lula_Mae said:

It's hard to tell from the pics, but does it appear seemingly overnight and rise up from the sand bed with bubbles in it? Look at pictures of dinoflagellates and see if it compares (I hope not!).

No thankfully. I know it’s not Dino. I had a random diatom bloom not too long ago. Don’t know if this is related to it. 

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On 9/12/2019 at 11:43 PM, adam_ducote said:

Can someone identify this algae? I’m not sure what it is. It’s like string or strands of hair. 

 

Nitrates are at 10ppm. Salinity 1.026. Alk:9.2. Doing a water change tomorrow. Thanks!

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What are your phosphates like?

 

Is there any "normal algae" like cyano or green hair or coraline algae growing?

 

Do you see any pods?  How are they acting?

 

Do you have a cleanup crew?   How are they acting?

 

What's the tank history?

 

What's the tank setup?

 

When did the algae start?

 

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