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the rain refrain? "Valonia, Valonia, Valonia, oh
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| Algae ID...Can Only Guess -- 05/29/07 Dear
Crew, <<Hello Carmine>> I have some bright pink and
green algae growing in my tank. I've never seen this kind
before... It's kind of pretty. Is it bad or should I ignore it?
Sorry for the crappy picture.
http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sexaliciousiq5.jpg Your
pal, Carmine <<Well Carmine it's impossible to say from
the picture, but unless this is Cyanobacteria I don't think you
need be concerned. Do have a read here and among the links in blue:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/bluegralgae.htm Regards,
EricR>> |
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| Good or nuisance algae on rock 5/20/07
Howdy crew! <Lynn> I am curing some pieces of live rock that
I found washed ashore while in Florida (liked the encrusting
coralline algae). After scrubbing clean a couple species of green
algae and one red have started growing. Not certain of the species,
one looks a bit like Batophora (first pict/red arrow), though
close-up images are hard to come-by on the web (and didn't see
anything in the WWM archives). The second shows the filamentous
green algae (red arrow) and a red one (blue arrow). What are they,
and what might each do if it got into my main tank?
Thanks in advance. -Lynn <Can't tell definitively from the
images provided... but what is a "weed", but a life form
the perspective at hand has re utility, nuisance potential... I
would not panic here... These too shall likely pass (be consumed,
cycled/outcompeted... succession). Bob Fenner> |
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| Algae ID 5/13/07 Hi Bob,
<Jon> No one ever got around to responding to me regarding
this nuisance algae problem I am having. <Yes... am glad I saved
your graphics> I have reattached the photos, hopefully they are
a better size. I am trying to figure out what exactly this algae is
and how I can rid of it because it is taking over most of my
substrate. <Appears to be a "Blue Green", BGA
otherwise known as> Also, a lot of my coralline is fading on the
rocks <Likely either the BGA or whatever conditions are
favoring/allowing the BGA is at play here> and I am getting a
lot of white on the rock which look similar to calcium or something
of the sort. Am not sure how this all went haywire, the tank has
been good for a year now and all of my water chemistry shows fine.
<Mmm, a bunch to say/state re the general changes, trends in
aging systems here... In a nutshell, it's easy for systems to
become "unbalanced" mostly in terms of alkalinity and
alkaline earth/biomineral ratios with time... A simple solution is
often changing out, adding a bit 20-25% of hard substrates (rock,
sand...) and a one-time massive water change, gravel-vacuuming
(50%)... Please read here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/substrepl.htm and the files
linked above re> Thanks for your insight Jonathan <And for
the algae: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/bluegralgae.htm and as much of
the linked files above as you can stomach, till you're aware of
your choices... Bob Fenner> |
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| Purple Yuk: A Most Accurate Description for
Cyanobacteria / Blue Green Algae / BGA -- 05/08/07 <Hi
Tina, Mich here.> HELP!!! <Will try!> I have a
55 gal marine tank. It has been set up and running for
almost a year. About 3 weeks ago I started to see a bit
of purple colored substance in the sand, it has since spread
throughout the tank and is absolutely awful. <Yep,
been there, done that and would wholeheartedly agree!> I do not
know what it is but it is spreading like wildfire. It
seems to have air bubbles underneath the growth. It is
slimy and almost seems to have hair growing from it. Any
ideas or suggestions? <Yep, is Cyanobacteria, a blue
green algae (BGA). Much more here and the many related
links in blue on ways to deal with this bad boy!
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/bluegralgae.htm >
I have attached a picture to give a better idea of what I am
dealing with. <Oh, trust me, I know.> Thanks in
advance for your input. <You are Tina |
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Re: What type of algae 4/24/07 Dear
Wet Web, Can a new tank that has cycled go through a stage where you
are getting Cyanobacteria but not an overwhelming amount. Because if
this not the reason for it. <?> Also am I doing the right thing
by putting more flow into the aquarium with powerheads and checking the
Alkalinity to make sure it is not to <too> low. I have no
nitrates or phosphates. <None? Unusual> Please let me know what
you think. I have it under control and also it seem to be going away
very slowly after I started doing 2 water changes a week instead of
one. Jeff <Much more to know, consider... You have read
the articles, FAQs files on WWM re algae control? BobF>
| Little pics, I.D. and Valonia 4/18/07
How's it going? <It goes well, thank you.> I
have attached five pictures of some different things in my aquarium
that I would like to have some more information on what exactly
they are and if they are good signs or not? I have circled the
questionable areas in the first four pictures. The first picture I
circled some type of algae or fungus that is spreading in other
areas in the tank. Also circled is some type of red
algae. <I see the pics, but they are very small and
hard to resolve. The circled areas don't look any different
than the surrounding areas to me. I would venture to say you may
have some form of sponge started, but can't see what I'm
talking about.> The second and third pictures are just some
other areas where I wanted to know what it was. <Can't tell
what I'm looking at, sorry.> The fourth picture is some
algae that looks like hair. What is this and is it
good? <Can't see the hair, but I do see some
"bubble algae" there. Not exactly good, nor are they as
troublesome as some other undesirables.> In the
fifth picture there is some bubble algae, this is the rock bubbles
started out and I have noticed some single bubbles in other areas.
How can I get rid of it if it gets out of trouble? <They will
probably not over-run the system, but you will be best served in
removing them by using a siphon. This method will keep the spore
translocation to a minimum when the bubbles burst. Their are also
creatures that will eat this, and competing forms of algae and life
that will control this and most other forms of deleterious
algaes.> Thanks for all your help, Jared
<You're welcome. Try to make some JPG files, as they
compress easily and can be larger with more detail.
-GrahamT> |
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