Need an Algae ID

[shift_9k]

thanks everyone good to know, right now i'm in a period of darkness for three days, to help limit the problem a little bit. I'll be doing a water change tomorrow.

 

[Katie217]

I dont think the black out is needed, new tanks go through their algae blooms, just wait it out IMO.

 

[CoolWaters]

your CUC should clean it out over time. if u have a lot it'll get clean faster but when theres no more algae they'll starve...or eat your fishes food. (like what mine are doing....)

 

[shift_9k]

It cant hurt, plus my cuc is small.

 

[shift_9k]

Just finishing up my darkness period, and you can tell the water has gotten much clearer with just the room lights on. Its a great idea, for anyone battling algae, or if you want to just see clearer water. Gonna do it once a month from now on.

 

[shift_9k]

What are these things? All over my sand bed.

 

[Lorna]

was your rock uncured? the could be spaghetti worms or something that navigated from your rock into your sand......may be a good thing as any life in the sand is good......well with a few exceptions.....you may want to increase your water flow as that may be part of the algae issue too that wasn't mentioned.....

 

[shift_9k]

Wouldnt low flow mean it would grow on rocks as well? I actually turned down the flow to see if it would help with the cloudyness issue, and it has, something was getting kick around, and it wasnt sand. Im gonna let the tank settle and then turn up the flow again. What do you think?

 

[shift_9k]

Can't find too much info on those worms, what eats em? Cuz if something does it gonna be fat once it gets in the tank.

 

[Lorna]

turn up your flow....the sand will settle and if there is other stuff floating around do some water changes as I don't think you run a skimmer do you?

stir it up really well then do a water change....

 

[shift_9k]

Yea no skimmer finally changing of to RO/DI on the next change, so should see some improvements. Those worm heads or whatever are still sticking out of the sand bugging the crap outta me.

 

[Lorna]

if they bother you....just stir the top 1/2 inch of sand....The only way you can be totally rid of the water is to completely change it over to ro/di.....though eventually you will come pretty darn close, at least close enough to make a difference though not for a while......

 

[shift_9k]

Yea I should have done it from the start, work, finals, med school interviews, and just being flat out lazy prevented it.

 

[shift_9k]

well, algae update after three days of darkness, a water change and some chemi pure, its been a week and there have been no signs of that type of algae coming back!