Coraline Algae Outbreak

[deeboi]

cyano!!

[mj1333]

Looks like cyano. Do a water change and try to get some more flow in there..

[deeboi]

damn! it's not coraline?

[Palamedes]

nah..not coraline. cyano will sufficate your corals best get some flow and try to suck the clumps up that you can.

[mikeyfromsd]

Definitely cyano. What size tank and what kind of flowrates do you have? I'd say with that kind of outbreak your water flow is way too low.

[mj1333]

nah..not coraline. cyano will sufficate your corals best get some flow and try to suck the clumps up that you can.

Ditto, get as much out as you can and maybe get some cleanup crew too

[deeboi]

well i been neglecting it lately with school and other things, usually i would get some built up by water change time, and then i would just stir up the sand, i will be waterchanging right away, but has anyone had success here with "Chemi-Clean"? sounds like a quick fix but the fish seem to be fine, and there are no corals.

[mj1333]

I've tried chemiclean, but what worked best for me I think were frequent water changes.
Have you checked your phosphates?

[deeboi]

i don't check that stuff, just (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and sg) everything has always been at zero with about 20ppm nitrate.