New Pics What is this stuff algae, Cyano, What??

[baseballkid5]

Ive Had this tank up and runnung fro quite awhile. But the substrate is getting a film on it. Like a Brown blanket. I blow it with a turkey baster and the next day its pretty much back.. If you know what it is what could be causing it.
Tank 110 total water volume
Feed 3-4 times a week Mysis, Brine, Cyclopeeze,Artic Pos,Oyster feast. And Algae sheets
Thanks for the info.
Scott

 

[iroll253]

Looks like cyano to me but doesn't sound like it from the description. I had what your talking about and used the turkey baster method for the month period where it was appearing.

 

[baseballkid5]

The color is actually more on the Purple side. I have an MP40 and 2 tunzes in the tank. Also the 2 return lines from a 1262 eheim.. Maybe i should put the tunzes closer to the sand bed?? Depending on what it is and whats causing it...

 

[dtd87]

Looks like cyano to me, I had the same kind. I used chemiclean and reduced feeding and did a big detritus suck up fest and I haven't seen it since.

 

[saltwaterfishes]

Looks like cyno.
I get it every once in awhile. I have an vortech mp40 and one k3 for a 65g.

 

[Krish]

I agree on the cyno going by the color being reddish/purplish. Brown would suggest to me diatoms. What are your water parameters in terms of nitrates, phosphates etc?

 

[thatguy559]

+1 for krish75

point a direct stream towards it reduce feedings, and lighting you can manually remove it with a rubber hose while doing a water change. blasting it with a baster is just going to make it go everywhere. post up your water parameters.

 

[fragallrock]

The color is actually more on the Purple side. I have an MP40 and 2 tunzes in the tank. Also the 2 return lines from a 1262 eheim.. Maybe i should put the tunzes closer to the sand bed?? Depending on what it is and whats causing it...

is it light effected meaning in the morning its shrunk up and grows in size during the day if so i say its cyno morning time take out as much as you can by hand turkey baster etc then treat with cemi-clean use as directed and add a air stone as it does take the oxygen out of the water treat again with a water change. change in flow may help those low flow zones where this is building up but in my case it was just over feeding started to feed a little less and treated the tank and no more cyno good luck

 

[returnofsid]

is it light effected meaning in the morning its shrunk up and grows in size during the day if so i say its cyno morning time take out as much as you can by hand turkey baster etc then treat with cemi-clean use as directed and add a air stone as it does take the oxygen out of the water treat again with a water change. change in flow may help those low flow zones where this is building up but in my case it was just over feeding started to feed a little less and treated the tank and no more cyno good luck

Actually, your description of a difference during the day does not describe Cyano. Cyano won't change, throughout the day. Dinoflaggalets will change throughout the day. This is actually one of the better ways to tell the difference, between the 2.

Dinos will appear completely gone, in the morning, growing throughout the day, filling your tank up with snotty stings, by mid day. Cyano won't appear to change.

Dinos die off, every night, taking the oxygen out of the water column, as they die.

They also need to be treated totally differently.

To combat Cyanobacteria, increase flow, to the effected area. 99% of the time, this will cure your problem.

 

[Krish]

Actually, your description of a difference during the day does not describe Cyano. Cyano won't change, throughout the day. Dinoflaggalets will change throughout the day. This is actually one of the better ways to tell the difference, between the 2.

Dinos will appear completely gone, in the morning, growing throughout the day, filling your tank up with snotty stings, by mid day. Cyano won't appear to change.

Dinos die off, every night, taking the oxygen out of the water column, as they die.

They also need to be treated totally differently.

To combat Cyanobacteria, increase flow, to the effected area. 99% of the time, this will cure your problem.

I 100% agree with Sid.