What about a refugium with the same or another algea that will out compete the main tank. Leave the light on for 24hr. Just an idea, it's what I do to keep the caulerpa under control in my 120g.

Lee

PS I want you powder brown if you have the big sale.....

Brad,

sorry to hear and :eek: that stuff- YIKES :evil:

did this stuff set on after you removed your dsb or was it growing before?

goodluck with the snails!

Lee, I'll keep you in mind should things get worse.

On the upside (if you want to call it an upside), the algae is now turning green, and everyone knows herbivores love green algae...right? :razz:


The snails I got from Steve are still alive and a couple are munching on the algae. This tells me the dino phase has past for the most part, and hopefully a good cleanup crew can keep it in check.

Rich, this started much later after the DSB removal, so I don't feel it was a direct cause of it.

Just an update, the snails I added (4 astrea and a turbo) are feasting happily on this algae.

Woohoo! Time for a snail army!!

Time to get a second job to pay for the snail army!!

Heh, yeah I'm at that place too. I had a single turbo survive my algae plague. He is making a microscopic dent in the new algae that has taken over :rolleyes:

Good news! Gotta love those Astreas... you were starting to scare the h*** out of me with that stuff. I mean, if it can happen to you... :eek:

Alan, it can happen to anyone, especially someone like me that thinks they have their tank under control. By being cocky last fall, I've endured 10 months of struggling with this box of water. I think I may finally be pulling out of the mess, but it's a good lesson. Never ever believe you are in control of your tank, it's always the other way around :razz:

Hopefully an army of snails and the Algone provied by Kyle will get the mat of algae out of the tank. The corals are growing very well, and the color is getting better daily.