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so how many would I get
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red turf
more water movement
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Its not red cynao its turf and more water is the key..
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red turf algae
Well, I've got a problem with red turf algae. Been noticeable the last 2 months since I replaced my Phoenix 250 14k halides with new ones. ( maybe got a bad batch) Anyhow, my 2 tuxedo urchins just can't keep up with it, so today, went down to J and L s and bought 5 long spine urchins. Hope this does the trick. If it works, I'll have a few extra urchins for sale.
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Last tank was 210 reef with 90 gal sump 120 , lps. 2xKessil A350W Tuna Blues, 2xvortech mp40 for flow,aqualogic 1/4 hp chiller, 160 lbs live rock. sohal, , pair of percs,flame dotty back , royal gramma, pair of black percs, niger trigger, mandarin 55 corner bowfront freshwater, African cichlids kessil a350 30 gal 36x36 coffee table fish tank. 3 red ear sliders. 5.5 gal nano, live rock, arrow crab, baby perc, firefish. |
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I've had a bad case of red turf for months. Thought I'll never be rid of it. It absolutely covered all my LR. On top of that, I had green Hair algae.
The red turf is all just about gone, and the green HA, too. Things that I did for my 130g: Water parameters: Cal, ALk, and Mag levels are monitored and topped up when needed. I added about 7 Mexican turbo snails. I added 3 tuxedo urchins. I added one seahare, which I never did find after that day (been couple of months). I was still using my crappy, ineffectual HOB Remora Pro (too small for my over-stocked system.) I didn't really step up on my water changes, just doing my normal thing. I must say, since I've implemented these steps, my LR's coraline algea is BACK! My HA is gone to the point where I need to post on Canreef very soon to ask if anyone will buy the urchins and some Mex snails from me because I am afraid that they will die of starvation soon. So do that, and give them time to do their job. Mine was about3 months, but all of a sudden, I've noticed bare Rocks. Good luck. |
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I had a problem with red turf,bought a longspine,couldn't be happier,he is keeping it in check.
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I have a turf algae problem. It started last spring/summer while I was on the road and water changes were neglected due to my job. My nitrates and phospates were allowed to increase and once the turf gets started its like a plague. I like the fact that some are having great sucess getting rid of it.
Thanks for all the great info. Brad
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I would be into some urchin / Mex turbo action.
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Hey I had this problem too, that stuff just doesn't go away, and good luck manually removing it. I went and got a couple of mexican turbo snails (only have a 29 gallon tank), and they cleared it within a week. Just make sure they are actually real mexican turbo snails, and not astrea snails or any other such nonsense, I had those for ages and they didn't do anything useful
Hope that helps, they're fairly cheap so it's a pretty reasonable solution methinks. Cheers! |