Lime green algae

[Firstman]

what cause's lime green algae? and how do i get rid of it. Its mainly on the rock.( Is it good or bad)

[Europhyllia]

Is it slimey and very similar to cyano only that it's green slime instead of red slime?

[tebstan]

If it's not slimy or hairy it could be green coraline algae. My rock was covered in it at first, but the purple stuff is taking over. Too bad, I liked the look of both on the same rock. It's not harmful, if it's coraline. Got a pic?

[Mr Cob]

I have it too....got it recently when I added my baby clowns and started feeding 2-3 times per day....it's neon green slime algae.....and it's growing on my substrate where the flow is low and light is direct.

I cut back my lighting by an hour on MH and an hour on Actinic to help combat it. I also decreased the quantity for each feeding. That seemed to help a little.

[ErikH]

O3!!!!!!

[Mr Cob]

My wife thought it was kind of pretty because it was neon green!

I have a new outlook on the stuff now.

[Firstman]

thanks for the input sorry no pic but it is neon green do i have to get rid of it before its a problem?

[Mr Cob]

You have to correct the problem first to get rid of it. I noticed last night my rocks are starting to get it too. I mix the tops layer of the sand up to control it in the sand....but plan to cut back on feeding even more to get rid of this stuff.

Are you doing heavy feeding? What's your water parameters? Lighting schedule?