[Kevin W]

i have a brown velvity something growing on my live rock most is brown but some is bright red it lookes fuzzy like the inside of a sweatshirt it started growing on a piece of star polyps and is overcoming it the polyps are not attatched to anything in the tank but its growing on a few other rocks and i dont know what it is or how to get rid of it.. i have tried to brush it off and it growes back in a short time.. Can anyone help please???

[RyanG]

what is your phosphate level and how long are your lights on every day?

[Kevin W]

the actinic is on 10hrs the day is 9 hrs there 96w dual day and actinic on a 90 gal. system. My test kit dosent have a phosphate tester so i will get back to you with that do you know what it is

[Kevin W]

i phosphate level is 2.5 and i have some pics in member gall of the red alge i just posted them but i havent found how to post them in the thread yet.. the alge is getting worse but i have been removing alittle her and there. Can you help to rid me of this proplem!!!!

[bugout]

Kevin I looked at your pictures in the gallery and it looks like red slime algae

[crazygator]

best bet, cut back feeding and check your replacement water. had a guy come in same prob, said using r.o., after talking was using chem. enhanced water to replace evap.

[best3175]

Reduce Phosphate, Nitrate, and nitrite levels. Keep tempeture around the 78 degree mark instead of the 83 degree mark. Make sure you have a good protien skimmer and maybe even a UV filter.