Fishiebusiness Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Can someone give a basic outline of what kinds of algae show up in new tanks and what they look alike. Pictures or links would be much appreciated. (Edited by Fishiebusiness at 11:47 pm on June 8, 2002) Link to comment
Sahin Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 You can get: Brown Algae; or rather proper name is Diatoms- mainly from silicates and phospahtes. Green algae, red algae, cyano, hair algae etc etc. Just do a search on the net for the words I gave you or try "reef aquarium algae" adding words like nuisance etc. Also try microalgae. In a reef tank, macroalgae are desirable. I am sure you'll come up with all the necessary info if you do a search on google or yahoo Hope that helps. Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 all i got at the beginning was a tad bit of red slime but the single hermit i got took care of that. Now after 1 month of the new set-up I only get slight brown algae on the glass that is cleaned up quickly. Always use the best R.O water. I've noticed a big difference in algae after using tap water in my old gallon. Link to comment
Kapelakin Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 I usually see diatoms show up first. These are short-lived if you keep your water quality up, and have plenty of circulation. Next is usually hair algae, which will last a bit longer. Sometimes, red slime will make an appearance in there, but I don't usually see it in tanks that are being set up slowly, and with good water quality maintenance. Link to comment
HuBu Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 diatoms would show up first then comes green, then coralline if you have a piece of LR on it. watch out for hair algae... Link to comment
BustytheSnowMaam Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 The garf site www.garf.org gives you the sequence. Link to comment
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