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Old 01-12-2012, 07:36 PM
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Well my tangs seems to enjoy it for the most part..
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Old 01-12-2012, 08:15 PM
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Something came to mind ...
Where did you get your rock and how long have you had it?
If the algae is only growing on the rock, then you may have to 'cook' it to rid it of excess nutrients.
Have a read through Myka's guide to curing rock. This may tell you what I'm getting at.
I'd recommend you read all 3 posts, if you haven't already.
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Old 01-12-2012, 08:20 PM
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Something came to mind ...
Where did you get your rock and how long have you had it?
If the algae is only growing on the rock, then you may have to 'cook' it to rid it of excess nutrients.
Have a read through Myka's guide to curing rock. This may tell you what I'm getting at.
I'd recommend you read all 3 posts, if you haven't already.
LOL Myka has a guide for everything!
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Old 01-12-2012, 09:58 PM
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Something came to mind ...
Where did you get your rock and how long have you had it?
If the algae is only growing on the rock, then you may have to 'cook' it to rid it of excess nutrients.
Have a read through Myka's guide to curing rock. This may tell you what I'm getting at.
I'd recommend you read all 3 posts, if you haven't already.

It was everywhere, not just on the rock. I had the tank running for three years before this happened
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Old 01-12-2012, 10:00 PM
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any changes to lighting or adding anything to the tank?
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Ever try starving the algae with a blanket of chaeto?

So take a ball of chaeto and spread it out like a thick blanket. Weigh it down with live rock and leave for a couple days then check. Repeat if needed. The idea is to have chaeto out compete for nutrients thus starving the algae of light and nutrients. I would also do a fuge with miracle mud and macro algae.
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Need nothing more than urchins. They naturally clean the reefs in the oceans, so why steer away from them?
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Turbo snails will decimate algae.
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Old 01-12-2012, 08:37 PM
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yeah I had some pretty unsightly hair algae at first but I only had an astrea(spelling) snail then I got 3 turbos, and it was gone in about 4 days
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yeah I had some pretty unsightly hair algae at first but I only had an astrea(spelling) snail then I got 3 turbos, and it was gone in about 4 days
Did you have to trim the HA down extremely short or would they eat it even if it was more than 1/4" long?
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