Red fuzz in my tank

[hjovel888]

Can someone tell.me how to get rid of this in my cichlid tank all over the rocks and wood
Thanks in advance

 

[gwand]

Can someone tell.me how to get rid of this in my cichlid tank all over the rocks and wood
Thanks in advance
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is your light source weighted towards red spectrum?

 

[Uberhoust]

growth wise it looks like black beard algae but never seen it red like that so take the suggestion with a grain of salt.

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Black beard algae. Most people don't know that it's actually a genus of red algae...an absolute pain to get rid of. I quite like it when it's this colour but if it's not your thing it will drive you nuts. Keep your Nitrates as close to 0 if you can...you could take the rock out and scrub it with a wire brush or use a treatment, some folks use hydrogen peroxide although never done it myself

 

[Colin_T]

Red algae as mentioned above by Mon Capitan Barnicles. We used to take the rocks outside and hose them off, then let them dry for a few days in the sun. It helped but the spores are in the tank and it will probably grow back.

 

[Sir Guppy]

Black Beard Algae..that stuff took over my aquarium and refused to go away for over a year.
It wasn’t until I reset the aquarium; replacing everything except the heater and empting out the aquarium and cleaning it did it finally go away.

I am one of those people who use hydrogen peroxide. I’d take a bucket and fill it up until I could fully submerge the affected decor. I would stick the affected decor in there for about 15 minutes. I then would wash it in fish water then stick it back in the tank.