CJs Aquatics Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Hey everyone, wondering if for educational purposes you could positively ID a few types of algae I found in the fish room. I’m aware of a few but just want second opinions. Also feel free to comment on the possible cause/ how you would tackle eliminating it… thanks Photo 1: Photo 2: Photo 3: Photo 4: (front glass) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyM Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Algae is mostly your aquarium trying to balance itself - there are nutrients in the water, and I don't see many plants - so the algae is taking care of the excess nutrients. What does a test strip show? Adding a bunch of plants, especially fast growers, can help - as will water changes to remove the nutrients the algae are feeding on. I'm not great at identifying algae, but maybe this will help: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/pages/algae-identification-guide-1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 There's some blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) as well as brown diatom algae, green spot algae, as well as what looks a little bit like the moss ball stuff. That last one, I'll find the name, but it's very hard to tell. It's the one I see in the tidal skimmer and it's the one I'm not quite sure about. Cladophora algae is the name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 @nabokovfan87 Which is which in your opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 On 10/23/2023 at 9:20 AM, CJs Aquatics said: Glass = green diatom On 10/23/2023 at 9:20 AM, CJs Aquatics said: brown diatoms On 10/23/2023 at 9:20 AM, CJs Aquatics said: lower rim, cyano / blue-green algae On 10/23/2023 at 9:20 AM, CJs Aquatics said: filter + sponge + left glass, you have chladophora or some sort of green hair algae. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 @nabokovfan87 thank you, its algae irradiation week here in the fish room 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Remove as much as you can manually, scrape the glass, and then do a big siphon with the substrate. Scrape all of the glass. 80-90% water change to remove as much of it as you can. Then clean out the filters as much as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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