Wat type of alage?

[rob 30]

What type of algae is this? The tank is a 29 gal reef tank its 6 weeks old has a damsel some polyps and some mushrooms? Wat type of algae is it and how do i get rid of it. Nitrites ammonia and ph and alkalinity are good.

 

[joy13]

It is crynobacteria, also called red slime algae.
Red Slime Algae (Cyanobacteria)

 

[rob 30]

Thanks!

 

[joy13]

Right now I am battling it one of my tanks and no matter what I do it keeps coming back, for right now it is just control it for me. This weekend is take the rocks out and scrub them in saltwater, pull out what I can and see if I can get the current a little better in my tank. A friend of mine used ChemiClean and it worked great but I don't like to use chemicals like that in my tanks.