gray fuzzy stuff on live rocks

[sicklids]

is this detritus? algae? im not sure what it is but its ugly! what can i get to clean this stuff up? my camera sucks or else i would post pics of it. its all over the top of my rocks. if i pick up the rocks and shake them it will come off

[dustin_P74]

could be detritus

[sicklids]

would bristle worms eat this stuff? i dont have any, but i did think about adding some. if not what else could i put in there to eat it? snails are out of the question due to the puffer and trigger.

[ccCapt]

Hard to say without a pic, but if it covers the top of the rock and shakes off, my guess is cyanobacteria. I don't know of any algae you can just shake off rocks.

[Jojo1628]

I think is some kind of algae, I had the same thing earlier, but my turbos clear them within few days and they never came back...snails are your best bet...

[sicklids]

well, snails become prey in my tank, so i dont know what im gonna do at this point. heres a pic, you can kinda see it in this one

[cthegame]

its hard to tell but my guess would be cyano.

[sicklids]

so what do i do about it?

[simpleman]

Add more flow. How much circulation do you have?

[sicklids]

i only have one powerhead in the 55, that makes sense that i need more flow! i got a real cheap powerhead at that so i probably need more powerheads for sure!

there isnt anything that will eat this stuff though? i mean i know snails do, but they wont make it long in my tank. if i add more flow, then all this crap will be just flowing around in my tank.