Algae ID - if it is Algae

[imw]

Hi,

Photo below - fairly poor quality looks to my eyes like a strand of brown cotton, so if you are able to ID, could you advise type please.

Thank you

 

[Avel1896]

Hi
Could you provide some close-ups please ?

 

[imw]

Hi
Could you provide some close-ups please ?

Thank you for your time - the below are the best I can do - old smart phone with a less than average camera.

 

[Avel1896]

Ok. As you are better placed than me to answer, does it resemble this ?

 

[imw]

Hi,

No, mine (to my eyes) look like very fine brow cotton thread, I appreciate it is an almost impossible task to id from my description and photos

ATB

 

[Avel1896]

Ok. Then, I think to hair algae. Do they float with the current/flow ?

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

This article from Aquarium CoOp on Algae may help you identify what you have. (Fingers crossed it isn't Black Beard Algae of Blue-green Algae.

 

[Avel1896]

In case of hair algae, your best friend to remove it is bottle-brush

Simply wrap hair algae around the brush.

 

[imw]

Thanks for input both - hair algae given the pictures on the link Bruce supplied - but mine is brown.

So I am going to reduce my lighting to 7 hours (in total) - I use a fluval aquasky 2.0. set on "plant boost", sunrise 6-8 am - and then on 70% from 8am to 18.00hrs, and then sunset between 18.00 hrs and 19.00hrs and then just blues on 50% until 20.00 hrs.

So, far to much light - correct ?

ATB

 

[Avel1896]

So, far to much light - correct ?

Hair algae is most likely caused by a CO2 imbalance in the water parameters of your tank and often too much light.
What is the spectrum and the CRI ?

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Thanks for input both - hair algae given the pictures on the link Bruce supplied - but mine is brown.

So I am going to reduce my lighting to 7 hours (in total) - I use a fluval aquasky 2.0. set on "plant boost", sunrise 6-8 am - and then on 70% from 8am to 18.00hrs, and then sunset between 18.00 hrs and 19.00hrs and then just blues on 50% until 20.00 hrs.

So, far to much light - correct ?

ATB

Yes to the light question.
I have the same lighting and when I set my tank up, I used the Plant Boost setting and it did just that...it boosted my plants...ALL of my plants!
I switched to the Color Boost pre-set and reduced the hours of daylight.
My plants contiuned to do well and my algae, whilst still present, was much, much reduced.

 

[imw]

Hair algae is most likely caused by a CO2 imbalance in the water parameters of your tank and often too much light.
What is the spectrum and the CRI ?

Not sure TBH - but if you google the light the answers may be detailed.

HTH

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

In case of hair algae, your best friend to remove it is bottle-brush

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Simply wrap hair algae around the brush.

I use cheap toothbrushes.

 

[Avel1896]

I use cheap toothbrushes.

Brush part is too small compared to bottle-brush

 

[JazzyV]

It kinda looks like brown fuzzy algae …new tank?