i have a lot of red alge growth in my saltwater aquarium is this ok it looks like carpet on my rocks?

Question

the alge looks like a red thick carpet on my rocks i noticed my condy anome move away from it

Answer 1

No, your need to remove it as it grows. The more of a foothold it gets, the faster it grows. Consider changing your bulbs. As they age they start producing lower spectrum light that it thrives off of. Use a turkey baster to blow it off in sheets and net it out. Change your water using distilled or RO water and stir up your gravel regularly, you can also try adding some calurpa to your tank to out-compete it . If this doesn't work you may have to increase thi circulation in your tank.
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Answer 2

You have gotten a lot of solutions that are actually more useful for bubble and hair algae. Yes, limiting light will inhibit red algae but the best way to get rid of it is brisk water circulation. Most cleaner crews leave red algae pretty much alone so snails and crabs do not do too much damage unless they are very very hungry.

Red algae is unsightly looking and compete for the same resources as other micro life forms in your tank. If allowed to grow, they will take over a tank. I have seen some tanks with red algae that totally covered the back of the tank!

My advice- Scrub as much as you can off, turn your filter at full blast (do you have one that is designed for 3 times your tanks size, because that is the sort of filteration your tank needs unless you have a skimmer) and direct your powerheads towards areas with thick red algae growth and watch them recede. Do some aggressive skimming while you are at it.

Answer 3

Ths red algae is normal, it can be taken care of by reducing light, but that can harm your other organisms, or buying an algae treatment although I dont recommend using chemicals unless absolutely nessesary.
This algae is harmless but since you do not like the apperance, a quick, cute, and harmless way to reduce is to but more snails!
salt water snails love that stuff and will eat it right up, if you already hve snails buy a few more, I have fifty gallon reef tank and I generally keep about 20-30 snails, they keep my algae under control so well, I don't regularly have to clean the glass anywhere inside the tank.
Your amenone is not harmed by the algae but moved away because it more difficult to grip rocks covering in it.
Your tank is safe, but if you dont like it, i think the best and safest choice is snails.
Good luck

Answer 4

Yeah, it's normal to see this occur in an aquarium. You can clean it out or you can buy an algae treatment solution and put it in the water.

Answer 5

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You need a better cleaning crew, and reduce your lights in the daytime...

Answer 6

its ok but don't let it get out of control clean it whenever you can