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08-04-2007, 08:17 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: central, IL,Illinois
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 |  Will anything eat this?
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It is taking over my tank and I am sick of it. 
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90 gallon, 20 gallon sump,skimmer,chiller,ro/di unit,calcium reactor,2-250w HQI 10000K, 2-96w 7100k,SPS,LPS,leathers,aqua equlizer | 
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08-04-2007, 08:41 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 630, IL Age: 23
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post the pic | |
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08-04-2007, 08:47 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
it looks like a type of Caulerpa. I would increase your snail population, but if you really want a Fish that eats it I would get a foxface
J | |
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08-04-2007, 11:28 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
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Jason, I have a purple tang, snails,red,blue,scarlet crabs, and none of them eat it. It is very soft and feather like in texture.I'll gladly get a fox face if it will eat it. I have had a lawn mower blenny. No luck. | |
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08-04-2007, 12:06 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
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Originally Posted by jline  Jason, I have a purple tang, snails,red,blue,scarlet crabs, and none of them eat it. It is very soft and feather like in texture.I'll gladly get a fox face if it will eat it. I have had a lawn mower blenny. No luck. |
Looks like could be bryopsis:
Do google search. You will find lots of articles about.
This is a nasty plague.
(about.com) Bryopsis sp. produce chemical defenses which can be toxic to many marine animals. Therefore, herbivorous animals that naturally eat algae will often avoid this alga species. Using natural predators for control is usually preferred by most hobbyists, but finding the right types of Hermit Crabs, Blennies, Zebrasoma & Ctenochaetus sp. Tangs or other animals that might eat Bryopsis can be a real challenge
Good Luck! _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
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08-04-2007, 02:51 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Crap....it just might be bryopsis like Omard mentioned. I had a bad breakout in my old 90 which was transferred, unfortunately, to the newer 180. High mag levels seems to be the only thing that stunts its growth. What are your phospate levels at? | |
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08-05-2007, 12:24 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
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I think the mag levels where just a part of the fix.. heavy strong skimming and kicking the P.H up to 8.7 for a few weeks seems to have had as much effect on its life cycle as the mag did. Get some laundry soda and kick the P.H up and then crank the skimmer up and take the magnesium using Kent's Tech D thats the only Mag. chloride that has any effect on it.. And it will burn out in about 3 weeks improvement will be seen in 5 days as a rule. But the higher P.H levels really keep most alga's at bay. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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