Bubble Algae

[MadReefer]

After 2 rounds of chemiclean. Here is what's going on.
Any idea what type of algae this?

 

[etmanning1]

definitely doesnt look like bubble to me, more like GHA with a slime on top.

 

[MadReefer]

This crap just gets worse each day. Stringy yellow stuff all over the coral. I blew it all off and am cutting my lights back while away.
Org schedule: ON - Blues 9am and whites 10am, OFF whites 7pm, Blues 8pm
Will change the off to whites 3pm, Blues 4pm.

 

[Mrx7899x]

Looks like dinos does it look like it's goes away at night.

 

[MadReefer]

Nope, its always there. Harder to see under blues.

 

[jmags080307]

I had something like this early on and I believe it was fun is. I was doing 2/3 water changes a week (5% to 10% a time). Took about a no th to fully get rid of it. It wouldn't go away over night, bit they definitely would get worse with the lights on. Not fun but it required lots if husbandry and dedication to get rid off!

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[diana a]

What is your pH and mag?

 

[MadReefer]

PH was 8.1 I don't have a magnesium test kit.
I was thinking of dumping 15 or 20ml of mag in the tank before I go away for a week tomorrow.
I'm sure will be horrible when I get back.

 

[MadReefer]

Just finished a 15g water change, all I had available.
One thing I noticed as I was cleaning sand the water smelled a bit like sulfur.

 

[diana a]

I have an on-and-off problem with this. If I don't have it up around 8.3 and mg 1500 then it shows up. If I let those numbers drop, the problem would come back. I would take a toothbrush to what you can't remove and then do a water change. Limit lights too if possible for two to four days. Run your skimmer and carbon.

 

[diana a]

Just finished a 15g water change, all I had available.
One thing I noticed as I was cleaning sand the water smelled a bit like sulfur.

Did you stir up the sand bed at all or expose your rock to air while doing a water change? Hydrogen sulfide can get trapped in the sand and will be deadly to livestock. Hydrogen Sulfide can also build up in your live rock. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-12/rhf/

 

[MadReefer]

Thanks. Actually rocks were exposed to air shortly while I was re-aqua scaling 2 weeks ago. Will dump some may in before I leave tomorrow morning, best i can do for now and hope for the best.

 

[MadReefer]

Just got back from vacation and don't know where to begin.
Tank looks bad. I will be making water today and cleaning rocks. This sucks big time. Any other suggestions?

 

[myrjon]

Did the lights stay on (Algae)w/c clean glass suck all Algae with siphon hose.

 

[MadReefer]

Lights were only in 4hours a day, I cut them back.
I just saw that skimmer was not working, must of had a power hit. Functioning now.

 

[MadReefer]

I just noticed one of my perc clowns is missing.

 

[DangerDave]

Have you tried vibrant yet?

 

[MadReefer]

O was thinking NoPox but will look into vibrant.

 

[DangerDave]

I’ve been using it keep the algae down. I had a couple spots of hair algae, Bryopsis, and quite a few spots of bubble algae. I’m issuing maintenance doses, and depending on the algae, it started receding within a day.

 

[DangerDave]

Oh and I only have to clean my glass 7-10 days