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Originally Posted by Reef Pilot
Have heard Dietmar (Hillegom) and others talking about peroxide for some time, so decided to give it a try. Keep getting algae on my frag plug bases on the rack, where the tangs can't get at it very well.
So got some 3% at the drug store and mixed it 4:1 in a small container and dipped a frag just up to the base (not the whole frag) for 10 minutes. Just over a day later, the algae all turned white and the frag is none the worse for wear.
Will do a few more the next few days. If this works, sure beats trying to clean algae off the plugs every few weeks (or at least that's when I should).
Am not ready to try H202 in the whole tank, as am concerned about maybe killing too much other good algae (the kind that live inside corals).
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Treating the frag plugs worked. Only need to do it for 5 minutes, though. Algae on the plug turns white and rescinds in a day or two. Frag itself is none the worse for wear. Beats trying to manually scrape off the algae or move the frag to a new plug every few weeks.
But will not dose my entire tank with peroxide. No need for that... A little algae here and there gives it the "natural" look and keeps my tangs busy.