What type of algae?

[Aztlan]

Hi guys, my tank sand is covered in this red algae. What is this algae called and what else can I do to get rid of it.

Tank has been out of the cycle for a month.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrates: 5
Temp: 80
Phosphate: 0
Lights run 12 hours
12 hours for Actinic
10 hours for main lights
Tanks is fishless

Here are a few pics of red algae

[jhmuse]

Look like red slime to me. Also, in your first pic, looks like you have an aiptasia anemone.

[Aztlan]

Yeah, I have a lot more than one Aiptasia. They are like weeds.
I used Juice juice a while ago, I got most of them, But some more are starting to appear. I have to zap them out soon.

Is red slime algae considered part of my initial algae bloo, from a new tank?

[reefrunner69]

It is common, but not necessarily part of the initial bloom. It's caused by excess nutrients and low waterflow.

Do frequent waterchanges siphoning it out and relacing the water with [acronym:96e843275a="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:96e843275a] mixed with [acronym:96e843275a="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:96e843275a]/[acronym:96e843275a="Deionization"]DI[/acronym:96e843275a], replace all evaporation with [acronym:96e843275a="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:96e843275a]/[acronym:96e843275a="Deionization"]DI[/acronym:96e843275a]. If you have a skimmer, make sure it is running efficiently, if you don't have one...get one and run it and increase water flow in the tank.

[Bearfan]

I added 1 [acronym:99ecfd3ddb="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:99ecfd3ddb] and it took care of my slime algae. I had low water flow in one corner.

[Aztlan]

Water changes it is. I do have am [acronym:c3f4e4f9ed="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:c3f4e4f9ed]/[acronym:c3f4e4f9ed="Deionization"]DI[/acronym:c3f4e4f9ed] unit. Also have two maxijet 1200.

Which should be fine. Should I aim them toward the sand?

[dralarms]

Should I aim them toward the sand?

Not directly, unless you want a sand storm.