What eats this black algae

[Noober]

here is some pics, it is the dark where the purple isnt.... Its hard to see in these pics but it is a hairlike webbing over the rocks, most cleanup crew i got just goes over it and dosnt eat it.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/mpthreer/Aquarium/blackhair1.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/mpthreer/Aquarium/blackhair2.jpg

Thanks a bunch

[chark]

It looks like cyano to me. Might need more flow and less phosphates. It helps if you physically remove it. When I had the problem I would use a powerhead to get it off and then catch it with a net. You could also probably use a turkey baster.

Cecil

[Noober]

cool, I have been blowing it off with a powerhead and letting it get into my filter then cleaning it out... Some of it is on there pretty tough though. I think I'll scrub it off with a scotch brite utility brush before I put it in my new tank... should be plenty of flow in there... Thanks a lot

[Joe31]

Theres alot of threads on cyano, just go to seach and type CYANO.

[jrsatx20]

when i scrub my rocks to get the algae off i get the wifes toothbrush to get it off. Then put the brush back of course.

[Noober]

do you kiss her after that? lol

[Noober]

so, will certain types of photoplankton or copods or anthropods or whatever help with my cyno problem? I need to buy some good plants for my fuge and some good pods along with soem plankton, where can i get a great deal on the plants pods and plankton for a 120 gallon tank? Thx a bunch

[jrsatx20]

how long has the tank been set up. i usually get cyno when i first sart a tank. water changes and and good flow worked for me. and about the kissing um no we are married.

[Noober]

lol thats funny...
anyway its been in there since i got the rocks, the tank is growing coraline on the glass so i'm pretty sure its decently well established....
i figured it would go away when i added my powerheads and a cleanup crew but ooh well, when i move it to my new tank i will brush it off there and see what happens.... thx

[runamukus]

whether it is cyano or algae, be sure to keep your nutrients under control and you will not have that issue. I get a nice algae bloom and some darker algae growing on my rocks if I get too generous feeding the tank. I know that when I do overfeed the tank, I do a water change soon thereafter, which tends to help out a lot.

[Noober]

thx bunches for the valuable info :)