Good or bad Algae!

Sig · 03-16-2008, 05:44 AM

Heres that pic!

Triggerjay · 03-16-2008, 05:55 AM

looks like bryopsis... May be wrong though..

Jason

Woodstock · 03-16-2008, 06:08 AM

Might be immature bryopsis.

Do NOT try to remove the tufts of algae in the water. Doing so will only spread the spores. Remove the rock from the water and scrub in bucket of salt water. Be sure to rinse it well.
Make sure you're using ro/di filtered water for all water changes and fresh water top offs.
Add some phosphate media(phosban/rowaphos) to help remove po4.
Raise your magnesium levels to 1500 ppm.

burning2nd · 03-16-2008, 07:55 AM

DO not touch it......

do not remove it...

remove the rock and boil it....

seening your a kinda new im gonna assume that this is a newer tank...

you will save your self thousands if you boil that rock..

Im kinda the expert on how to lose the battle to that stuff.

naperenterprise · 03-18-2008, 05:06 PM

Is this the stuff that has the fern looking leaves?

burning2nd · 03-18-2008, 06:24 PM

blueish green tint... looks like a fern... not very long... eazy to remove...
(LOL not)

kimoy · 03-18-2008, 06:52 PM

lettuce nudi eats them too but I find it not that of a succes with it maybe if more than 1 wdded to the tank it will take care of it. I have some in my tank too and starting to spread so it is time to take more drastic actions to it. removing the rock is not an option because corals are encrusted into it already and it is one of the biggest rock in the tank(about 12x8x5). with some research it seems that lettuce nudi and sea hare are the one's suggested but I tried seahare to no avail so nudis is my next move. maybe 4-5 of them.

naperenterprise · 03-18-2008, 06:55 PM

Yup,
I got a little of this too...

Time for a little combat here as well....

Quote:

Originally Posted by burning2nd

blueish green tint... looks like a fern... not very long... eazy to remove...
(LOL not)

burning2nd · 03-23-2008, 12:20 PM

oh boy.....

i feel bad for you guys... what your about to under go will make you question your love for this hobby.... trust me..

you would be beter off remove the rock brakeing off coral knowing that you remove the hole patch with out spread...

let me show you some pics

this was years back.. the very fist sight of this in my tank. i took the advice from anther reefer saying pull it out

right there knowing what i new now... i would have removed the rock... and boiled that part of the rock... insteed a few days later

burning2nd · 03-23-2008, 12:24 PM

if anything..... turn all the flow off.... let the water come to a complete stand still... then with a water change.. start your siphone and slowly move your hand with your suction tube to the algae... cap it with your finger let ther water stop completly again, then take your figer off and grap it pull and let the water around your hand get sucked up....
you will no be able to starve the aglae you will not be algea to out light it. (or underlight it)

it suxs man... best of luck

sasquatch · 03-23-2008, 02:20 PM

I think its Derbesia, is related to both bryopsis and hair algae or of the same group, all I can say is apply the usual measures for control and be happy! at least it dosent look like HA, lol

johnmaloney · 05-10-2008, 12:00 AM

That stuff makes for a hard fight. Best of luck to you!

03-16-2008, 05:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
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03-18-2008, 06:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
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03-23-2008, 12:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Good or bad Algae! oh boy..... i feel bad for you guys... what your about to under go will make you question your love for this hobby.... trust me.. you would be beter off remove the rock brakeing off coral knowing that you remove the hole patch with out spread... let me show you some pics this was years back.. the very fist sight of this in my tank. i took the advice from anther reefer saying pull it out right there knowing what i new now... i would have removed the rock... and boiled that part of the rock... insteed a few days later __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

03-23-2008, 12:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Good or bad Algae! if anything..... turn all the flow off.... let the water come to a complete stand still... then with a water change.. start your siphone and slowly move your hand with your suction tube to the algae... cap it with your finger let ther water stop completly again, then take your figer off and grap it pull and let the water around your hand get sucked up.... you will no be able to starve the aglae you will not be algea to out light it. (or underlight it) it suxs man... best of luck __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

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