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What`s on my corals

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by stew, Jul 13, 2010.

  1. Jul 13, 2010 #1
    stew Ankeny, IA

    stew Well-Known ReefKeeper GIRS Member

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    Don't have a pic yet but rotated some of my corals and found a dark purple, velvet looking growth on a couple of them.  [​IMG]  It also had some air bubbles attached.  I know it's tough to answer without a pic but any ideas, particularly on how to get rid of it?
     
  2. Jul 13, 2010 #2
    Kylie

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    Sounds like cyano bacteria but without a picture its hard to tell.
     
  3. Jul 13, 2010 #3
    FishBrain New London

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    +1 sounds like cyano from discription.
     
  4. Jul 13, 2010 #4
    phishcrazee Riverside

    phishcrazee Experienced Reefkeeper

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    Not too hard with that description, lol, definitely cyano /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif
     
  5. Jul 13, 2010 #5
    gabzak

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    In simple lehman terms you have red slime algae get on it while it is in its begining stages... Water changes are always beneficial....
     
  6. Jul 13, 2010 #6
    vikubz Cedar Falls

    vikubz Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    Take a turkey baster and you can blow it right off. It really likes dead spots where detritus accumulates.

     
  7. Jul 14, 2010 #7
    stew Ankeny, IA

    stew Well-Known ReefKeeper GIRS Member

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    Couldn't get a good picture but I think it's been properly identified.  Thanks for the ideas for getting rid of it.  I've already started water changes but the turkey baster was an inspiration!

    Thanks all!!!
     
  8. Jul 14, 2010 #8
    mthomp

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    not sure how much you are feeding but usually over feeding is a good place to look when you start getting cyano. drastically cutting your feeding regimate down will cut down on phosphates which cyano feeds on.
     

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