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03-28-2008, 01:00 PM
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| | Plankton
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 |  What eats reddish/brown algae on sand?
Its dark reddish to brown, stringy and covers the sand. What eats reddish/brown algae on sand? I've heard only troncus snails will eat this kind of algae. | 
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03-28-2008, 01:09 PM
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| | Ocellaris Clown
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Sounds like cyanobacteria/red-slime. I've heard electric blue legged hermits. Not regular B L hermits. And the name might be wrong, but, it's something like that. Increased water flow and other reef safe remedies are also available. | |
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03-28-2008, 01:21 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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Trochus and Cerith snails, reef Cowries, Conch and Sea Cucumbers.
Your best bet is not to try to try and control it but find the underlying reason why you are getting cyanobacteria and correct it, such as increasing water flow to the benthic areas of your tank. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-28-2008, 01:51 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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I used a sea cucumber!!!!!
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5.5 gal, 72w of pcs, 2 leds, rio nano skimmer, 40 gal hob filter, 50w visi-therm heater, 5pds lr, 1 inch live sand bed, 1 australian black perc clown ,1 porcelain crab, , 1 pep shrimp, 1 lge turbo , 3 cerith, 1 astrea, 1 nassaruis snails, neon grn bali slimer acro, purple acro, millipora's, feather duster, monti's, duncans, grn polyps, shrooms, zoa's, blue clove polyps, purple death pallys and grn star plyps. | 
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03-28-2008, 04:56 PM
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| | Plankton
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Originally Posted by missionsix66  Sounds like cyanobacteria/red-slime. I've heard electric blue legged hermits. Not regular B L hermits. And the name might be wrong, but, it's something like that. Increased water flow and other reef safe remedies are also available. | It is cyanobacteria/red-slime and you're right I do not have enough flow. I'm trying to attack it in multiple ways. | |
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03-28-2008, 05:58 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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You'll definitely want to increase your flow. How often are you feeding your fish and what are you feeding them? How big is the tank and how many fish are in it? Give us your water params and we'll be able to help you better. Also what kind of filtration are you running?
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