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02-02-2005, 02:32 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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 |  green and brown algae
[glow=green,2,300]My tank is almost a year old but the algae is still every were and it is not very pretty.......i have this green algae onthe glass that is impossible to get off with anything that i have tried......then i have this green algae on the crushed coral that is like slime and justis groos!.....also i have this brown hair like algea on my live rick and it won't go away....ahhhhhh!!!!!! some one plz help me i hate ALGAE!!!!!![/glow] :huh: >   :'( :'( :'( :huh: :huh: > > | 
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02-02-2005, 10:44 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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| Re: green and brown algae
PL, what are your nitrates and phosphates running? What type of lighting do you have and are the bulbs more than 9 months old? How long are you leaving your lights on? Are you able to put snails, algea eating hermit crabs, emerald crabs, lawn mower blennies and kole tangs in your tank? These guys do a number on algea clean up, but you must find the root of the cause of the algea such as poor water quality, high nutients and poor lighting.
_________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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02-03-2005, 02:37 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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| Re: green and brown algae
the nitrate is a little high b/c of the algea and i cannot but snails in there b/c my puffer with eat him also i asked my friend who is a freak about this stuff and he said the lighting and bulbs are fine he said i might need to get a powerhead to give it a little more water movment is this right? | |
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02-03-2005, 06:47 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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| Re: green and brown algae
Pl, Yes water movement will help some with the problem but won't make it go away. Adding a refuge with macro algea will help by competing for nutrients and lowering the nitrates. What are your nitrate numbers? What kind of puffer do you have? I have a false eyed toby puffer an he pretty much leaves my snails alone except for an occasional nudge. What kind of lighting do you have- how many watts per gallon, what type of bulbs and do you replace them every 9 months. In addition how many hrs. per day do you leave them on? If you cant add snails then I would strongly suggest getting some algea eating fish like kole or atlantic blue tangs, and especially the lawn mower blenny, thaey dont call it a lawn mower blenny for nothing! | |
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02-04-2005, 02:20 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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| Re: green and brown algae
ok thnx to all and the to anwswer all you guyses question i will get bck to you l8er gotta go look...... | |
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