rarelyseriousb

can you get a little clearer pic of it with less blue?

ill try. It grows close to the rock. and It is a Burgundy color.

Can you blow it off with a turkey baster or is it attached? Looks like a hair algae to me. I would snag margarita snails or mexican turbo snails. More than that though, I would found out what is feeding it's growth.

Tell us about your tank, it's bioload and maintenance habits.

It does not blow off. It is attached. O just checked phosphates. 0.0 on my hana checker. I run GFO, BIOpellets, and activated carbon. I have 6 t5 on the tank (about 2-3 months old.) I do 10 to 15% water change about every 2 weeks. My ph is always about 7.9. My calk and alk swing to much because I Forget to dose. I feed my tank/fish about 3 days a week. not a lot. I think that covers it.

With normal lighting, is it pink? I would put in a few of the huge Mexican Turbo snails.

nope burgundy. Although my tank does have a blue hugh. it is not as blue as he pick.

And it feels like turf, not like cotton candy right?

Originally Posted by melev

And it feels like turf, not like cotton candy right?

correct

A couple of instant solutions: Remove a rock and dip it in Peroxide for 10 seconds, then rinse it off in saltwater and put it back in the tank. Dip, roll, lower it into the solution.... baste the area in question.

With all the flow off, you can filling a syringe with Kent's Tech-M and baste one area that bothers you. After 5 minutes restart your pumps to get that stuff dispersed. You'd have to do a little bit each day rather than all at once because you don't want to overdose your tank with Mg nor burn nearby corals.

Think this through, and come up with a game plan.

Still think Mexican Turbo snails and an urchin would help.

Im all about trying natural methods. An ideas on type of urchin?

Looks like this

A pincushion or tuxedo urchin may do the trick.

thanks guys

I just added 3 tuxedo urchins and they are eating this stuff. So thanks all for the help. I may add Mexican turbos if the urchins cant keep up. thanks for the help.