Chiller algae?

CATALYST · 03-28-2008, 07:59 PM

What is the light brown algae that pops out of my chiller once in awhile?

BEELZEBOB · 03-28-2008, 09:23 PM

ummmmmmmmmmmmm.

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

brown algea?

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, yo got a pic?

boozeman · 03-28-2008, 09:31 PM

YouTube Video

vdituri · 03-28-2008, 10:56 PM

Ok......

Boozeman's on timeout. Weird.......

Hard to say on the brown algae. Good even be a type of cyano bacteria.

CATALYST · 03-28-2008, 11:06 PM

It's hard to get a pic. It ends up floating in the water. I comes out in chunks and almost looks layered. Maybe it's detrius pileup and not algae?

Dentoid · 03-28-2008, 11:26 PM

What does it taste like!

cracker · 03-28-2008, 11:30 PM

The nature of the brown stuff is a mute point! The chiller coils need to be flushed out.

CATALYST · 03-28-2008, 11:30 PM

The fish don't eat it.

CATALYST · 03-28-2008, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cracker

The nature of the brown stuff is a mute point! The chiller coils need to be flushed out.

With?

cracker · 03-29-2008, 12:05 AM

Perhaps just a prolonged strong blast of water from the hose. Maybe hot water from the sink ? I assume the coils are made of Titanium or high grade stainless. A diluted bleach solution would kill the algae without reacting with whatever metal the coils are made of. If it's anything like B Mans video, It may require a stake driven thru somewhere!

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CATALYST Reef Lobster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,442 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Chiller algae? It's hard to get a pic. It ends up floating in the water. I comes out in chunks and almost looks layered. Maybe it's detrius pileup and not algae? __________________ _.:Bonni:._

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cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,789 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Chiller algae? The nature of the brown stuff is a mute point! The chiller coils need to be flushed out.

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cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,789 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Chiller algae? Perhaps just a prolonged strong blast of water from the hose. Maybe hot water from the sink ? I assume the coils are made of Titanium or high grade stainless. A diluted bleach solution would kill the algae without reacting with whatever metal the coils are made of. If it's anything like B Mans video, It may require a stake driven thru somewhere!

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