mseepman's 16" starfire nano

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Hello,

Love the tanks you have, they are looking great! In reading I saw you were having some problems with an unknown algae. Well I have a small nano tank at work and it had the same kind of algae in there and I had no clue what to do about it. I took a shot at adding one single hermit crab to the tank to see if he would get rid of the algae and to my surprise two days later he had litterally cleaned over half a medium sized rock bare to the rock surface. I'd say if you are able to add a hermit crab to your tank, it's worth the shot. I think it's a blue legged crab we added, but don't quote me on that. I hope this helps.
I've also heard from a friend that tang fish will eat this algae up like nothing also, though I think the nano tank is a little small for a tang, if you have a bigger tank that can handle the tang after he is in the nano for cleaning reasons, that could be an option too.
Just trying to help. Hope some of my advise helps.