What is growing on my coral

[MrsCardinal]

Have a few clove polyps with this weird slime growing on them, had some back and fourth with a local seller saying its algae but i kight think its brown slime, need some help to identify it amd what i can do to remove it (if the photo isent clear its a lil green btw)

 

[Reef Wizard]

Have a few clove polyps with this weird slime growing on them, had some back and fourth with a local seller saying its algae but i kight think its brown slime, need some help to identify it amd what i can do to remove it (if the photo isent clear its a lil green btw)

That looks like green hair algae to me

Whats phosphate nitrate and tank age?

Maybe a pic under white lighting to doubly check

 

[MrsCardinal]

After checking again its def green hair algae
thank you!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Pull off as much as you can by hand and reduce white light intensity a little and number of hours of white lighting and add some snails such as :
Astrea
cerith
turbo grazer
trochus

8-10 Caribbean blue leg hermits

Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet ?
What is your phosphate level?Is tank at or near a window?

 

[MrsCardinal]

Pull off as much as you can by hand and reduce white light intensity a little and number of hours of white lighting and add some snails such as :
Astrea
cerith
turbo grazer
trochus

8-10 Caribbean blue leg hermits

Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet ?
What is your phosphate level?Is tank at or near a window?

Cant afford a rodi filter so im stuck with tap water, i currently dont have a phosphate checker so i cant exactly tell, however algae growth have stopped or atleast slowed down after less feeding amd less light exposure, and the tank is no where near any natural light

 

[vetteguy53081]

Cant afford a rodi filter so im stuck with tap water, i currently dont have a phosphate checker so i cant exactly tell, however algae growth have stopped or atleast slowed down after less feeding amd less light exposure, and the tank is no where near any natural light

These are your issues. RODI units have become very cheap in price and many used ones on here for $40
Take a water sample to an LFS and have them test your phos levels. You can purchase water at Grocery store water machines (better than tap for now)
The amount of Alk in tap water can potentially double this number easily and affect CA and PH not to mention content of heavy metals, chloramine, polluants. flouride and other elements not contained in sea water. tap water also offers no ph buffering and note many areas have copper in their taop water which you do not want in your system. Next will be phosphates in water which will cause further issues such as algae breakouts, cyano and more.

 

[MrsCardinal]

so i should just buy drinkable water from the store? and also im still not sure if i can convince my parents to get an RODI filter as its kinda hard to explain to them why i need it...
also for store bought water do i still need to dechloronize it?

 

[Reef Wizard]

so i should just buy drinkable water from the store? and also im still not sure if i can convince my parents to get an RODI filter as its kinda hard to explain to them why i need it...
also for store bought water do i still need to dechloronize it?

Do you have a fish store that sells saltwater near you? RODI system will be cheaper in long run

 

[MrsCardinal]

Do you have a fish store that sells saltwater near you? RODI system will be cheaper in long run

I usually keep a gallon or two in stock incase i need to top up the water or if i need to do water changes, other then that i have been toping up my tank with tap water and a dechloronizer for months now and the only thing i notice is the algae that grows over basically everything

 

[vetteguy53081]

so i should just buy drinkable water from the store? and also im still not sure if i can convince my parents to get an RODI filter as its kinda hard to explain to them why i need it...
also for store bought water do i still need to dechloronize it?

Yes as its better than tap. LFS sell water at a higher cost but will be RODI versus store which has RO drinking water. Grocery store water typically dechlorinated but adding prime or Amquel wont hurt