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<![CDATA[Reef Sanctuary - Marine Algae & Plants]]> http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums Discuss macro algae, mangroves, and even nusiance algae here! en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:14:34 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Reef Sanctuary - Marine Algae & Plants]]> http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums bubble algae again in my tank....help? http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52622-bubble-algae-again-my-tank-help.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:46:03 GMT hey guys hate to bug you since right now i have my new frag tread and now this one,while replacing my frag in another spot in my tank up closer to my lights i noticed something,little patches of bubble algae are back on one of my rocks,damn rock i got a month ago from a LFS,brought it home and didnt notice until i started to look closely at it and it had a good bit of bubble algae so i took the advice of others and scrubed it,worked awesome,til now.....anyway,aside from getting an emerald crab and he eat it and then grow older and i have to remove him from the tank or try to anyway and manually remove the rock(s) because who knows whats growing under and or behind any of the rocks....what more could i do and or try? again guys/gals any help?? hey guys hate to bug you since right now i have my new frag tread and now this one,while replacing my frag in another spot in my tank up closer to my lights i noticed something,little patches of bubble algae are back on one of my rocks,damn rock i got a month ago from a LFS,brought it home and didnt notice until i started to look closely at it and it had a good bit of bubble algae so i took the advice of others and scrubed it,worked awesome,til now.....anyway,aside from getting an emerald crab and he eat it and then grow older and i have to remove him from the tank or try to anyway and manually remove the rock(s) because who knows whats growing under and or behind any of the rocks....what more could i do and or try? again guys/gals any help?? ]]> nightfire76 http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52622-bubble-algae-again-my-tank-help.html Cleaning sand http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52505-cleaning-sand.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:50:13 GMT Whats the best/most cost effective way to clean the sand in a tank, to keep the cyano under control? Dont really want to spend a couple hundred bucks on some system to do it Thx Whats the best/most cost effective way to clean the sand in a tank, to keep the cyano under control?

Dont really want to spend a couple hundred bucks on some system to do it

Thx ]]> Mad Marik http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52505-cleaning-sand.html algae on splash lens http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52265-algae-splash-lens.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:01:22 GMT For some reason algae likes to grow on my splash lens...not the bad type but the good type...is it ok to add the algae to my aquarium and leave it grow? For some reason algae likes to grow on my splash lens...not the bad type but the good type...is it ok to add the algae to my aquarium and leave it grow? ]]> IowaBoy http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52265-algae-splash-lens.html Ity Bity http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52219-ity-bity.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:59:06 GMT So I know this is kind of a weird question, and a very scientific one to be asking on a reef site, but does anyone know of any stains that are good for observing diatoms under a microscope? I've got the scope at home and I'll order the stain on eBay, but I have no idea which to use.
I thought it would be cool to get a pic through the microscope, probably a good way to win POTM don't u think? :) ]]> PootyTang http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52219-ity-bity.html hey guys,is this good or bad algae? http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52058-hey-guys-good-bad-algae.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:17:11 GMT hey guys/gals,me again here are pics of whats on my LR and want to know what they are,first up a pic of little disks that have just now popped up in the last week,they change from this clear color to a green color from time to time as the day goes on.....secound is of this green stim and as you can see at the end of it,flares out to a few more green stims....3rd is blury but its a brownish/clear flat leafy thing...4th is a darker green leafy thing that....5th is a pink,soft flowing thing.......sorry for the blury ones,the pink looks like macro algae to me but the rst im not sure of :D thanks guys hey guys/gals,me again here are pics of whats on my LR and want to know what they are,first up a pic of little disks that have just now popped up in the last week,they change from this clear color to a green color from time to time as the day goes on.....secound is of this green stim and as you can see at the end of it,flares out to a few more green stims....3rd is blury but its a brownish/clear flat leafy thing...4th is a darker green leafy thing that....5th is a pink,soft flowing thing.......sorry for the blury ones,the pink looks like macro algae to me but the rst im not sure of :D thanks guys

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]]> nightfire76 http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52058-hey-guys-good-bad-algae.html Cyanobacteria/water flow/filtration http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52036-cyanobacteria-water-flow-filtration.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:33:58 GMT Hey all,

I'm trying to help my brother-in-law with his tank. They currently have a 50 or 55 gallon corner tank that is currently FOWLR, and it has rather large cyano problem. They would like to convert to a reef tank and have asked me to start doing their tank maintenance. And yes, they will be paying me. Anyhoo, part of the problem was an inadequate water change regiment and inadequate filtration. I have done a few large water changes alreadt, but until we get the filtration updated it's kinda lost cause. Anyhoo, I have a friend who is willing to give me a canister filter, but I know they can build up nitrates. Is there anyway to mod them so that they will work for a reef system? They don't have a drilled tank which is part of the problem, and they are limited in the amount of space behind the tank so no HOB fuges or anything. All they currently have is a small HOB filter that is woefully inadequate for their set-up. But I would be willing to hear other ideas of filtration ideas. I've knocked around the idea of moving their fish to my tank and just drilling their tank, but they have limited space in the stand for a sump since it is a corner unit.

I'm also not sure that they have adequate flow. They currently have only two nano Koralia powerheads in there. That is the same as I have in my 25 gallon tank which is, at least, half the size. What powerhead and gph would you suggest for a 55 gallon tank. I just have a hunch that there isn't enough flow around the rocks which is helping to allow the cyano to find good purchase on the rocks. Since we are updating the system, I would also be willing to look at wavemakers. So suggestions for replacement powerheads and wavemakers would be much appreciated.

I KNOW they have high nutrients, or else they wouldn't have so much cyano growth. The tests show only low amounts of nitrates and no phosphates, but the cyano is likely eating up the rest. Besides water changes, better filtration, are there other ways of lowering the nutrients? Let's see, I know they need a protien skimmer which is on my list of things to buy. I also checked out the thread for those algae scrubbers. I thought this might be an intersting addition to add to the new filtration and protien scrubber. Any other suggestions outside these to help control nutrients so I can put a stop to their cyano outbreak?

So I have covered problems with inadequate water changes, filtration, and possibly flow that might be helping to create their cyano problem. What are the other problems that I should be looking for and corresting...anything else that might be helping the cyano along? My main goal right now is to get the cyano problem under control. Any help there would be much appreciated. ]]> Cloudburst2000 http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/52036-cyanobacteria-water-flow-filtration.html Cyanobacteria Treatment http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51983-cyanobacteria-treatment.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:47:41 GMT I have alot of cyano in my tank since i didnt know what i was doing for the first two years but i am finally trying to fix everything, the reason for cyano is high nitrates is why i already did two 50 percent water changes and going down to 40 percent for two weeks. When i do my water change i try to scrape the cyano that i can get to on the wall and then siphon it out. Do you think that if i got some of the red slime and cyano killer stuff it would give me the upper hand on getting rid of it, and if yes what is the best stuff? I have alot of cyano in my tank since i didnt know what i was doing for the first two years but i am finally trying to fix everything, the reason for cyano is high nitrates is why i already did two 50 percent water changes and going down to 40 percent for two weeks. When i do my water change i try to scrape the cyano that i can get to on the wall and then siphon it out. Do you think that if i got some of the red slime and cyano killer stuff it would give me the upper hand on getting rid of it, and if yes what is the best stuff? ]]> Kovu http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51983-cyanobacteria-treatment.html creeping Gelidium sp. question? http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51922-creeping-gelidium-sp-question.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:26:29 GMT Hey everyone,

Ive got some Gelidium that is creeping via runners on my live rock. It's very tough and hard to get off. Ive had to pull rocks out, and scrub with a metal brush or scrape at the rock with a knife. My hermits and snails wont seem to touch the stuff. Ive read online that emerald crabs might eat this type of algae? Do you think it's worth putting an emerald in the tank? Or do you think the crab will start messing with corals etc.?

Thanks for any tips on this annoying algae!

Cheers,

Sean ]]> lowfi http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51922-creeping-gelidium-sp-question.html question on Black Mangrove Sprouted http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51883-question-black-mangrove-sprouted.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:57:41 GMT can anyone tell me if mangrove is the best thing to help remove nitrates and other things,im asking cause i want to add one or two macros to my tank soon and i might as well add ones that will help me out can anyone tell me if mangrove is the best thing to help remove nitrates and other things,im asking cause i want to add one or two macros to my tank soon and i might as well add ones that will help me out ]]> nightfire76 http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51883-question-black-mangrove-sprouted.html Algae ID. Bryopsis?? http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51844-algae-id-bryopsis.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:59:39 GMT So I'm monitoring my tank through the cycle phase and have hit the algae phase. I spotted this and was wondering, a/ what is it and b/ do I need to remove the rock, scrub the hell out of it, microwave it, boil it, scrub it, and put it back? I know there will be an algae problem for a little while but would like to minimise the damage

Feathery green strands (Bryopsis??)

Little green tuft - at the moment is bright green and wavy

]]> IamELMO http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51844-algae-id-bryopsis.html Live Plants http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51794-live-plants.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:34:03 GMT Hello, I have been wanting to know some tips and some plants that are really good to start off with. I got a 125g That I would like to get some live plants/live rock into it. I got a Snow flake eel, angel fish, six line wrasse I think, Also what kind of fish would go well with starting off plants. Hello, I have been wanting to know some tips and some plants that are really good to start off with. I got a 125g That I would like to get some live plants/live rock into it. I got a Snow flake eel, angel fish, six line wrasse I think, Also what kind of fish would go well with starting off plants. ]]> codeh27 http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51794-live-plants.html how to kee it well http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51665-how-kee-well.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:29:02 GMT howto keep this pic well, howto keep this pic well,

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]]> fujiwong http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51665-how-kee-well.html Brown Algae http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51630-brown-algae.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:03:14 GMT I have been battling some brown algae in my tank for a few months now. I will scrape the algae and siphon it out and it seems to grow back in three days. I was wondering what the main causes of brown algae are? I do a 15% water change on my 24 gallon tank every week with Ro/Di water. There are no nitrates or silicates in the water. My nitrate readings are less than ten and phosphates test undetectable but I am a sceptic because the algae might just be using all the nutrients for food. I am suspecting that I might need to get a new bulb for my Sunpod but I did not do this yet because I was not sure if light spectrum is a main cause for brown algae. I bought the bulb at the end of December last year and it is a Blueline 20,000K bulb. Any help is appreciated. -Thanks- I have been battling some brown algae in my tank for a few months now. I will scrape the algae and siphon it out and it seems to grow back in three days. I was wondering what the main causes of brown algae are? I do a 15% water change on my 24 gallon tank every week with Ro/Di water. There are no nitrates or silicates in the water. My nitrate readings are less than ten and phosphates test undetectable but I am a sceptic because the algae might just be using all the nutrients for food. I am suspecting that I might need to get a new bulb for my Sunpod but I did not do this yet because I was not sure if light spectrum is a main cause for brown algae. I bought the bulb at the end of December last year and it is a Blueline 20,000K bulb. Any help is appreciated. -Thanks- ]]> Fishphan http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/marine-algae-plants/51630-brown-algae.html