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Red turf algae
How do I kill this stuff? I've Tryed blackouts, rubbing alcohol, freshwater, fire, it doesn't die. Just turns more red. How the hell do I get rid of it??? My soft coral tank has one rock full of it.
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If the rock can come out and there's no corals on it peroxide dip it or just dry it out
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mexican turbo snails if the rock can't be peroxided (new word )
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Take the rock out and bleach it (or vinegar bath if you're scared of bleach), or learn to live with it. I haven't found anything that eats it, and it lives off fumes I think (haha). That stuff is terrible, and really difficult to remove manually. It seems to eventually cycle out after some months, but really it is a pain in the butt.
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I had a batch of it in my 20gallon for a while. It didn't really take anything over or kill anything. However, after a year or so of running the tank, it eventually died off itself...
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Its easy to get rid of...
Ultalife red slime remover. Gone in a week and prob wont come back.... Your skimmer will go crazzy for 7 days so either shut it off or turn it WAY down! Problem solved... And its reef safe too... |
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I've never heard about those products killing turf algae..
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Slime remover won't kill turf algae. Slime remover is just an antibiotic - for cyanobacteria.
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Red turf
I can live with it, it's not really all that bad. I have found that peroxide somewhat works, but the rock has been dipped 5 times and maybe 10% of the algae has turned white. I read on another forum that urchins will destroy it. Along with all the frags as well
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urchins cannot pick up glued down frags
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