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All,

My tank is having some major issue. Hope to seek your advise.

There are a lot of red algae that feel like velvet that is covering my live rock and even on the piping.

I cannot even remove it with a tooth brush.

It can grow so thick that I can pull off a lump out of it. Is just like our cotton clothing.

Please advise as how to stop this growth, thanks

regards

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There are a lot of red algae that feel like velvet that is covering my live rock and even on the piping.

I cannot even remove it with a tooth brush.

Hmm... if it's soft and velvety like cyanobacteria, it should easily come off.

It can grow so thick that I can pull off a lump out of it. Is just like our cotton clothing.

It comes out in lumps??? as in hard lumps? I am a little confused.

I dun know if you are talking abt cyanobacteria or coralline algae!

Your statements contradict each other so much! :P Can you clarify?

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All,

Just to clarify the "lump"

Is like those little small lumps that you can sometimes pullit from the cotton winter clothing

Is definately not coraline algae.

I believe coraline algae is like sheet of tiny leaves that is attach to Live rock and is looks like in a hard format.

I need to borrow a digital camera in order to show to you guys.

regards

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It's not cyano, it's an irritating kind of short turf algae. I had a bit on my rocks but all gone now. Snails will eat it and I think angels and tangs will too.

How's the pH and alkalinity? This type of algae is not that common. Maybe one of your water parameter is out.

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