Best way to deal with this algae?

[Richison]

I have a 100 gal tank that has completed it cycle. It's about 4 months old. All the levels are where they should be.
Nitrates = 0
Nitrites = 0
Amonia = 0
ph = 8.2
Temp = 79 deg
CA = 550 (A little high)

But I'm having issues with what appears to be cyano, but you can be the judge by the pics. I'm not sure the best way to deal with it? At this point it's all mixed in my sand and as soon as I scrape it up (done by hand) it grows back the next day or so. I use a good RO/DI so my water is good. Any ideas?

 

[Anonymous]

Increase circulation, reduce lighting, and wait it out. Mostly increase circulation and wait it out.

 

[Richison]

I currently have one return pump, and 2 power heads. Is that not enough?

 

[nice1bruva]

perfectly normal.
i have set up two reefs in the last 10 years and they have both had a little in the early stages.
make sure your using a phosphate remover and keep that circulation pumping.
i'm fairly confident ...even with my limited experience..... that most tanks see it in the early stages but it will die away before too long.
:twisted:

 

[Richison]

Should I worry about it being mixed into my sand bed?

 

[nice1bruva]

sand bed or rock...it doesn't really matter,i think.
the main point is to be patient!!
also worth noting that some people turn over the tank volume as much as thirty times an hour through powerheads..pumps...etc

 

[Richison]

Thanks for your help.

So I shouldn't be worried about trying to scrape it all out?

 

[nice1bruva]

Thanks for your help.

So I shouldn't be worried about trying to scrape it all out?

all i did was syphon off when doing water changes and top up's.

don't worry about it too much as in my (limited) experience it will eventually fades away to nothing.if anything try to concentrate on keeping the water as tip top as possible as 'fighting it ' can not do tto much to help anyways.
if things are kept as tip top as possible it WILL go.
check for phospahte's if you haven't already and if the readings are too high .....which as with MOST algae problems tend to be the case.....introduce as phosphate remover somewhere in the system.
don't go overboard with the phos' removers in the beggining though as adding too greater quantities quickly CAN (and did to a large portion of my soft corals) harm corals.
hope this helps you.
wayne
if anyone has any thoughts please add.....
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[Anonymous]

For me a little activated carbon seemed to do the trick, along with siphoning it out with airline tubing and increasing circulation.

 

[kleinfreak]

I bought a pack of ReefJanitors, and the only place I can grow it now, is where they can't reach. Other than that, not a trace in my display. (As well as increased circulation)