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In article <73958@cup.portal.com>, Chaz1@cup.portal.com (Chuck - Gilkison) writes:
>>I have very dark purple algae starting to cover just about everything in my ta
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>>k. Question is
>>how to I get rid of this stuff. Any ideas? Is it a high phosphate problem? 
Purple algae is red-slime (cyanobacteria), actually a bacterial growth which is
fueled more by dissolved organics in the water than phophates although
phosphates are a contributing problem.  Phosphates are more of a problem when
it comes to controlling hair algae.  A marine aquarium with a properly
regulated protein skimmer will not have any slime algae.  Alternatively, a
quick temporary cure is to add 1 tablet of Maracyn per 25 gallons of water. 
This will immediately (1 or 2 days) kill the red/purple slime algae but it is
not the solution.
Good Luck Steve