What is RED algae?

[Ban]

Hi Anyone,

Currently, found RED algae growth on the LR.

Is it healthy for my tank?

How anyone advise me?

Thank a million.

[Morgan]

Are you sure it is red algae and not red cyanobacteria

Post a pic so as the guys here can confirm it for you.

[Ban]

Hi Morgan,

Thanks for your reply.

Will try to post with the picture. Forget to take a photo of it before trying to remove by hand.

What is RED CYANBACTERIA? Any photo?

Thanks

[chrislwp]

Is this the similar red algae that is growing on my macroalgae. If it is then it's cyanobacteria already..

Don't think coralline algae you can remove with you hand. Correct me if I am wrong.

[chrislwp]

The red algae growing on the LR shown in the picture.. that is the coralline algae.

[Ban]

Hi All,

I think, my is more like to be red cyanobacteria.

This is becasue it get to produce air bubbles when the white light is on. It is be due to the photosynthesis. It produce bubbles so easy when the light is on for 1hrs.

It more like due to over feeding. Because my Blue face don't eat at all. Trying or hope she will eat. In the end, died.

CAN ANYONE TEACH ME HOW TO CURE RED CYANOBACTERIA? Beside using a good skimmer and introduce a Orange-Spotted Sleeper Goby. Water changes for 10%, already done.

Anyone, pls advise me your experience to sure this red cyanobacteria.

Thks in advance.

[chrislwp]

I am also fighting cyanoalgae. Luckily it only grow in my refugium whereby I can trim it. But it comes back so fast.

So someone actually pass me a solution, which he claim to be effective. According to him.. he has cyano on sandbed too, so everytime he change water, just squeeze some of it, now he don't see it anymore.

I tried use it recently, seem like effective as I saw a reduce in cyano in my refugium, I wonder is it cause by this solution or because some sealuttuce growing on water surface, reducing the lighting.

[Ban]

Hi Chris,

Is it possible to inform me where to buy it & how much it will cost?

Need to control it, if not NH4 will be loaded. Will cost me even more $$$!

[chrislwp]

I dont know too.. someone give it to me.

Heard it's not cheap. $50+ for that bottle. Think it's about 500ml.

Let me try out if this really can help reduce cyanobacteria first.

[terryansimon]

what does controlling cyano have to do with smelly old NH4?