Hello, im not sure what this is on my rocks and at the back of my fish tank. Could someone please help me?
Purple sruff on rocks and hairy algae growing on rocks
- Thread starter Alhely Ocampo
- Start date
- Location
- Forest Hills
purple stuff is cyanobacteria
- Location
- Union Square, NY
How much are you feeding? What is the flow in the tank?
Is cyanobacteria dangerous? How do I get rid of it?
Once or twice a day, and the flow seems fine I have the water from the filter circulating and a wave maker.
- Location
- Queens, NY
cyano is the one of the plagues of reef tanks, if you have a protein skimmer, Red Slime Remover works, but it won't prevent the cyano from returning if you don't have other nutrient controls in your system. Cyano is also easily imported on contaminated imports from the shop or other aquariums.
You can simply siphon the cyano out when you are doing water changes. As your tank looks young, nothing to worry about. It is just something to keep in check, but no need to go crazy about it.
How big is your tank. What type of filtration do you have? And what type of powerhead are you using for the "wave maker"?
How big is your tank. What type of filtration do you have? And what type of powerhead are you using for the "wave maker"?
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