Thanks to all that responded to Part I of this post a few weeks back...
After the hair algae had calmed down to a reasonable level and diatoms had started to go down, I did a little landscaping to rearrange LR. As a part of that, I naturally had to disturb the DSB. After a couple of days, this stuff showed up and is now in force.
It's only growing in the sand so I'm thinking it's diatom. But I can't find any pics that show diatom with long stringy filaments. Then I think it's cyano, but it doesn't have bubbles or the usual colors that I'm used to seeing.
Any thoughts? Any good control methods?
Latest tests from API/Salifert test kits are
NH3=0
NO2=0
NO3= < 5 ppm
PO4=0
PH = 8.2
Temp = 76
Bioload:
2 false percs
1 fighting conch
3-4 turbo snails (can't find one at the moment)
multiple nassarius snails (lost count)
PWC using RO/DI water, feeding 2-3 times per week (brine shrimp), light period 8 hrs per day.
After the hair algae had calmed down to a reasonable level and diatoms had started to go down, I did a little landscaping to rearrange LR. As a part of that, I naturally had to disturb the DSB. After a couple of days, this stuff showed up and is now in force.
It's only growing in the sand so I'm thinking it's diatom. But I can't find any pics that show diatom with long stringy filaments. Then I think it's cyano, but it doesn't have bubbles or the usual colors that I'm used to seeing.
Any thoughts? Any good control methods?
Latest tests from API/Salifert test kits are
NH3=0
NO2=0
NO3= < 5 ppm
PO4=0
PH = 8.2
Temp = 76
Bioload:
2 false percs
1 fighting conch
3-4 turbo snails (can't find one at the moment)
multiple nassarius snails (lost count)
PWC using RO/DI water, feeding 2-3 times per week (brine shrimp), light period 8 hrs per day.