• Help identify the algae.

  • Melinda

I currently have two types of algae in my aquarium that I would like to identify: 1) Red, possibly cyanobacteria, but they are difficult to scrape off the stone 2) Brown, with a similar level of difficulty in cleaning There is also a third something that is clearly not algae, but I can't say what it is. In short, I can clean everything mentioned above with a toothbrush, but I would like to know exactly what I am cleaning.

Melinda2740

Everything that is swept away with an ordinary brush and not a "metal brush" is inferior. Everything else is good. In short, try to avoid the riff; it will be much better for him and more peaceful for you.

John1464

Off-topic. Besides derbesia marina, you can't get rid of it even with a metal brush...

Laura9093

Thank you, understood, don't touch anything except valonia)

Kyle

What does the filamentous algae have to do with it? Let's say Derbesia marina, although it is a rare species, you won't be able to fight it even with 10 toothbrushes. Remove its food source, and it will "consume" itself, die out, and disappear. The main thing is not to go poking around and washing your feet in your aquarium (figuratively speaking).

Jesse3979

Wallonia is not scary if there are not too many of them, but if there are, it's alarming. Remove the silicates and phosphates. Vallonia algae love silicates very much. And the thread algae do too.

Michael5242

It grows quite rapidly, about 6-7 bunches, and I remove a couple of balls once a week from 100 liters, but I can't get rid of it completely.

Katherine

Wallonia is green, I ate in 3 days.