I thought it was red slime...

[beadlocked450r]

So i have some zoa frags on my frag rack in the frag tank and they got this red algea looking stuff and a small bout with byropsis but what is the red stuff? These 2 pictures are right after a 20min dip in peroxide.

 

[TheEngineer]

Looks like red hair alage to me. Doesn't grow as fast and take over like the green stuff. Peroxide should beat it back though.

 

[beadlocked450r]

Let me also add it all over the eggcrete also and on some rocks in small sections

 

[beadlocked450r]

Looks like red hair alage to me. Doesn't grow as fast and take over like the green stuff. Peroxide should beat it back though.

How do i get rid of it from the tank? It doesnt get even close in size or density as green

 

[twilliard]

It is a red turf algae. Simple structure. As mentioned H2O2 is a good tool to use.

 

[TheEngineer]

How do i get rid of it

The peroxide dip should kill the stuff on the plug. If it didn't, you can use a dropper and put some straight 3% peroxide on the algae. Might need to treat a few times to fully get it.

 

[beadlocked450r]

Ok well i just got done a 2 week dosing regimen of dosing tank with 12oz per day of peroxide to get rid of some cyano and this stuff is still here and the cyano is coming back

 

[twilliard]

Aww the wonders of H2O2

 

[TheEngineer]

Ok well i just got done a 2 week dosing regimen of dosing tank with 12oz per day of peroxide to get rid of some cyano and this stuff is still here and the cyano is coming back

Yeah, dosing the tank isn't nearly as effective as direct application. If you can, just pull the plugs and put a few drops on the algae straight up.

 

[twilliard]

Ok well i just got done a 2 week dosing regimen of dosing tank with 12oz per day of peroxide to get rid of some cyano and this stuff is still here and the cyano is coming back

14 days is the minimum of treating for cyanobacteria dosed every 12 hours. Dosages would have to be much higher to do a tank treatment for algaes

 

[beadlocked450r]

14 days is the minimum of treating for cyanobacteria dosed every 12 hours. Dosages would have to be much higher to do a tank treatment for algaes

Thats what i did, i did 6oz 2x aday for 14days, i had a diatom outbreak and the red slime started to come back and still coming plus this crap

 

[twilliard]

Thats what i did, i did 6oz 2x aday for 14days, i had a diatom outbreak and the red slime started to come back and still coming plus this crap

If anything made it through H2O2 it would be spirulina

 

[beadlocked450r]

Thats my next treatment, chemiclean

 

[Sabellafella]

So i have some zoa frags on my frag rack in the frag tank and they got this red algea looking stuff and a small bout with byropsis but what is the red stuff? These 2 pictures are right after a 20min dip in peroxide.

Red wire brush, honestly a 2 3 minute dip of peroxide will prob kill this stuff off. Even if you leave the frag out of water for about 15 minutes, itll also die off. Turns a florescent orange upon death, not sure if itll grow back. Good thing is hermits tangs and snails eat this stuff

 

[Pola0502ds]

So i have some zoa frags on my frag rack in the frag tank and they got this red algea looking stuff and a small bout with byropsis but what is the red stuff? These 2 pictures are right after a 20min dip in peroxide.QUOTE]

You said you did 20 min dip? What concentration did you use? Are the zoas doing fine now?