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Acan Lord ⚠
Acropora Flatworms (AEFW)
Acropora SPS
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Aiptasia Anemone
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Banggai Cardinalfish
Blastomussa
Blood Red Fire Shrimp
Blue Leg Hermit Crab
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Bristle Worms (Nuisance)
Bubble Algae
Bubble Coral
Bubble Tip Anemone
Candy Cane Coral
Chalice Coral
Chalk Bass
Clove Polyps ⚠
Copperband Butterflyfish
Coral Beauty Angelfish
Cyanobacteria
Dinoflagellates
Dragonface Pipefish
Duncan Coral
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Emerald Crab
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Emperor Angelfish
Favia Brain Coral
Feather Duster Worm
Firefish Goby
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Flameback Angelfish
Flasher Wrasse
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Four Stripe Damselfish
Frogspawn Coral
Gigantea Carpet Anemone
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Green Star Polyps ⚠
Haddoni Carpet Anemone
Hair Algae
Hammer Coral
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Harlequin Shrimp
Helfrich's Firefish
Kenya Tree Coral ⚠
Kole Tang
Lawnmower Blenny
Leopard Wrasse
Lettuce Sea Slug
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Long Tentacle Anemone
Majano Anemone
Malu Anemone
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Mandarin Dragonet
Mantis Shrimp
Marine Ich
Maroon Clownfish
Meat Coral
Melanurus Wrasse
Micromussa
Midas Blenny
Montipora
Montipora Nudibranch
Moorish Idol
Mushroom Coral ⚠
Nassarius Snail
Neon Goby
Ocellaris Clownfish
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Orchid Dottyback
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Pajama Cardinalfish
Peppermint Shrimp
Percula Clownfish
Phantom Blenny
Pistol Shrimp
Porcelain Anemone Crab
Porcupine Pufferfish
Pulsing Xenia ⚠
Regal Blue Tang
Rhodactus Mushroom ⚠
Ritteri Anemone
Royal Dottyback
Royal Gramma
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Scooter Blenny
Seahorse
Sebae Anemone
Six Line Wrasse
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
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Springeri Damsel
Starry Blenny
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Tailspot Blenny
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Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Toadstool Leather ⚠
Tomini Bristletooth Tang
Torch Coral
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Tridacna Clam
Trochus Snail
Turbo Snail
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Tuxedo Urchin
Vermetid Snails
Yellow Tang
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Yellow Watchman Goby
Zoanthids ⚠
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Dinoflagellates
Dinos, Dino Bloom
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🚨 IN YOUR TANK
You have 2 susceptible animal(s): 🪸 Acropora SPS, 🐚 Turbo Snail.
One of the most frustrating reef pests. Photosynthetic single-celled organisms that form slimy brown or golden sheets with strings of mucus. Produce toxins that kill corals and fish. Thrive in low-nutrient tanks — the opposite of most algae problems.
🔍 IDENTIFICATION
Brown, golden, or rust-colored slimy coating on sand and rocks. Stringy mucus threads. Bubbles of oxygen trapped in the slime. Disappears in the morning (contracts at night), reappears during lighting. Smells like raw fish.
🛡 PREVENTION
✓Maintain balanced nutrients — phosphate 0.03–0.1 ppm (don't go too low)
✓Avoid sudden large nutrient crashes
✓Strong circulation with no dead spots
⚗ TREATMENT OPTIONS
📋Raise NutrientsMild
🌿Increase MicrofaunaMild
📋3-Day Blackout + Manual RemovalModerate
📋Reduce PhotoperiodModerate
⚗️Hydrogen Peroxide (Spot)Strong