You know, I think of Troy and the trials with his tank as well - it's good to be thankful when things are going well...

And I've just doubled my lighting wattage and moved to MH, and am looking for the first signs of an algae time-bomb... you almost need an emergency fund or a war chest or "snail fund"... :eek:

Anyways, very glad you're getting on top of it.

:biggrin:

Funny how my non-reefkeeping friends have said to me how relaxing the hobby must be for us :eek: :rolleyes: :lol:

Little do they know ....... little did WE know when we began :drinking:

So, most of this algae is gone, thanks to my razor blade and a few snails. It has, however, been replaced by a whole new algae!! This stuff is the bushy reddish brown stuff I used to have in my frag tank. My tangs have decided they don't like it anymore, so I'm getting spend some QT in my tank manually pulling it out.
Not sure if the snails like it, but it's growing everywhere.

I have to also report the addition of the Algone Kyle sent me hasn't made any dent (yet) in my algae problems.
Yes, very relaxing hobby I have here.....

This sounds like cyano to me :eek:

Bushy though? That kind of sounds like the stuff that that article (I think it was advancedaquarist.com) recommended Mexican turbos for?

Ya, it is a macro algae, branch-like structures. Certainly not cyano..

Tony, got a link to the article?

Heres a link to a success story with pics of the dreaded red algae. Maybe this is the stuff you have??

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-12/nftt/

Christy :)

That's the article I was thinking of.

I thought Steve/StirCrazy had some success with the turbos?

I had some of it come in with some Tang Heaven I ordered a while ago. It was all gone within a week or two. I do have a few turbos, so I guess they ate it. If that's the stuff you've got going then you're in luck (as long as you can find some "Mexican turbos" that is). :razz:

not the same stuff at all. and acording to J&L all there turbos are from mexico sooooo... hehe

Steve

nope, not the same stuff. I'll get some pics later.

Well, good luck sorting it out.

Here is a pic of the newest plague in my tank. Anyone ever have this and successfully get rid of it??

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/newalg.jpg

Brad,

It almost looks like some type of caulerpa, but probably isn't.

If this was in my tank, I'd turn off the powerheads while picking it off the rock with tweezers. Having no water flow while picking the stuff off will prevent bits that escape the tweezers from floating off somewhere only to begin growing somewhere else. The bits that do come loose from the tweezers can then be picked up as long as you observe where they fall.

Of course, this is the PITA method of removal :evil: To even make a dent in the stuff, you will probably have to go at it for as long as you can stand it every day for a week or more, depending on how bad the infestation is. Then, as it grows back, as it inevitably will, take another round at it. You may not remove it all, but at least you may be able to get it to a manageable state.

Wish I had a suggestion that made it go away without all that effort. Whoever said reefkeeping was a passive endeavor wasn't very well informed, ime :sad:

Bev, it comes off fairly easily in clumps, so no need to kill the current. I'm hoping the snails eat it, and I have some enroute from J&L now. Unfortunatley they were a bit short on turbos, but a small army of astreas might help. I also got 2 unknown snails from the LFS, and they eat everything they touch. I'd love to get 50 of these!!

Go snails go!

Brad, where does this stuff (and the other stuffs) COME from? :confused: I first thought "it looks like caulerpa" as well...

Alan, I think it came from the ocean.... :razz:

Seriously, I had this stuff take over my frag tank last fall, and it smothered everything. I'm not sure how it got introduced to my tank, but likely from an addition of LR or some other new substrate (frag mount, etc). I don't think it's caulerpa, but I'm not an algae expert. My tangs used to eat it, but they've lost their appetite for it now.

Sure looks like Caulerpa less the "grapes", maybe your fish are just getting a taste for fine foods :biggrin:

Lee

Is it slightly brittle and grow in clumps?

I had something very similar and it was really easy to remove. After a few times of ripping it off my rocks, it never grew back...

Hey Brad, that stuff was on the two frags I got from Safari, the rabbit fish made short work if it.. like 2 hours and it was gone.

Steve

I have a Fox Face Rabbit Fish for you if you need Brad. He likes Pocillipora too. I got him/her from Christy a while back.

Lee

Nope, different stuff. The algae on the safari frags got eaten while I was placing the pieces in the tank. Tangs loved it!!

No, not brittle at all. It grows in clumps that are easy to remove, although it regrows quickly in the same spot.