Kevin S. Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Can someone ID this red/brown algae and tell me how to get rid of it please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 It's hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like it may be two different kinds of cyano (green and purple). I'm not an expert at eradicating this. I would google cyano algae and see what various people have tried with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 All I see is blue. Do you have another pic?? Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Well I did not think it is cyano because it is not like any cyano I have seen. Also the tangs nip at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Its very plant like to the touch and you can tear it off in pieces. Not like a slime or anything, nor does it have bubbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 I think this is what it is - http://www.aphotomarine.com/encrusting_algae_stragularia_clavata.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I haven't heard of the algae you linked. I was thinking that it could be Lobophora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 You are right, it is not cyano. The lobophora seems plausible, I've read about that in reef aquariums, and I've read tangs will eat it. The stragularia seems like it might not be tropical, and I have not seen people talking about it in reef aquariums, but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I had something similar come in from a vendor. It was a brown encrusting algae. It actually overtook the zoa it was on and started to spread on the frag rack. I was able to save the zoa but it had encrusted all the way up the stalk and almost to the head. I eradicated it out of the tank but it was fairly hard to get off. (There was less then an inch by inch square). I never figured out exactly what it was but I knew it had to get out. I scrapped it off the plug with a clay working tool and vinegar bathed the rack. Sorry I don't have any suggestions on how to get it out of your rock other then scrape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Yes thank you, Lobophora is its common name and that is what I have. It thrives in low nutrient water and high flow. There are a few ways to get rid of it by using Urchins a Naso tang and Sally light foot crabs. I think Emerald crabs eat at it and some hermits. I dont want a Sally light foot, and a 125 is small for a Naso. My plan is to get some Emerald crabs and beef up my CUC. Also adding some globe urchins would at least maintain it. Thanks again, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I'm a huge fan of tuxedo urchins. Maybe you can buy a small naso if the other options don't take it out. Then sell it when it gets bigger? My blonde naso knocked out dictyota in my tank in a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Ty I would love to have a Naso, but I already have a large yellow tang and 2 regal tangs. I would think that would be too many in a 125g. I have a tuxedo urchin but he does not seam to mess with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 You could try a peroxide bath. That would kill any algae on the rocks. I believe you can do peroxide with polyps and mushrooms, but not LPS or SPS. If you can pop them off of the rock then you'll be in good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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