Algae?

[Stupidsreef]

Originally Posted by naperenterprise

Hi Stu... that wasn't really for you, its just what I thought zippyjr123 had in her tank...

Oh I'm sorry, my fault

[zippyjr123]

here is a picture of the red stuff.

[yote]

I've got a couple of small,dime sized patches of that in my tank.Dont know what its called.But the regular algae cures seem to keep it from spreading.

[zippyjr123]

Originally Posted by yote

I've got a couple of small,dime sized patches of that in my tank.Dont know what its called.But the regular algae cures seem to keep it from spreading.

so I don't need to worry about it? It's normal?

[yote]

Its not hardly as bad as hair algae or cyano.But its still a pay to get rid of.ANd enough of it can make your rocks look not so great.

[zippyjr123]

Originally Posted by yote

Its not hardly as bad as hair algae or cyano.But its still a pay to get rid of.ANd enough of it can make your rocks look not so great.

So is there a way to get rid of it? And what caused it? I change my water every 2 weeks. And everything else checks out fine. I'm glad its not cyano.

[yote]

Sometimes,a different type of algae will just pop up no matter well we maintain our tanks.Its just the nature of the hobby.
You might try sitting a couple of your snails on the patch.If that dont work,try leaving the lights for 3 or 4 days.

[beano]

this is what mine looks like.