What eats these algaes?

[Myka]

What eats Lobophora, Dictyota, Padina, Sargassum, and Halimenia? Urchins? These algaes are a pain in the butt. If I can't find something to eat them I'm gonna rip my tank apart and scrub all the rocks.

[teejay]

Try a sea hare or a lawnmower blenny

[mark]

Had Lobopharo so tried both the Black Long Spined and Tuxedo urchins and neither touched it. Dealt with it by tweezers and a dental pick.

Halimenia? See referances for Halymenia (red) and Halimeda (green).

For Halimeda, nothing I have touched it either (Purple and Regal Tangs, Foxface or the urchins) but not really a problem algae and easily controlled by manually pruning. Found pinching with my finger nails between segments stopped the weeping.

[Myka]

Thanks guys! I guess I'll pull the rocks and scrub them... errrg!

[Myka]

Sunday chore - remove rocks. So excited!! NOT!! lol

I'm going to take most of my rocks out and shove them into a dark bucket of saltwater for a few weeks. Feed some amino acids, and the odd mysis feeding, and hope for the best. My corals and fish are gonna be ****ed at me.

[Snappy]

My Naso tang eats these: Lobophora, Dictyota & Padina