How do I get this out of my tank? Pic included

[Hermeez]

I am talking about the forest in my tank..

 

[EDGRAY]

Simple i guess take the piece of LR out of your tank and pull all you can with fingers or tweezers and then with a new toothbrush (tank purpose only) scrape scrape to remove all you can ...or you can scratch the rock with something just to get the roots too thats what i do ...

ED

 

[Moorish_Idol]

Thats a good idea, you can also put a Tang there cus they love to eat algae, but it depends on the size of your tank, if it's too small...just go with Edgray's idea.

 

[Hermeez]

I guess I could put a very small yellow tang in the tank until he gets fat then trade him for another fish...

 

[Hermeez]

Simple i guess take the piece of LR out of your tank and pull all you can with fingers or tweezers and then with a new toothbrush (tank purpose only) scrape scrape to remove all you can ...or you can scratch the rock with something just to get the roots too thats what i do ...

ED

Have done that many times but in a matter of weeks it is back...

 

[Hermeez]

I can't use a brush because under all that I have Zoas and some clover polyps

 

[drty811]

you can use a soft toothbrush....even with the zoa's. i have done it many times. it doesnt make them happy but they open after alittle bit. thats what it took for me to get rid of it. HTH

 

[TimSchmidt]

If the stuff keeps coming back then maybe you should look at your feeding schedule or the water you are using. Sounds like too many nutrients are finding their way in to the water column.

 

[idog]

That looks like a species of Bryopsis. Mechanical removal and prevention is your best bet. Tough to get rid of.

Don't get a tang. I bought a LM blenny for that purpose and he wouldn't touch the stuff.

Trust me, been though this.

 

[reefman23]

If it were my tank I would remove any corals that are attached to the piece of LR and just remove the affected rock alltogether. then just replace it with a new piece.

Jesse

 

[kosey929]

Simple i guess take the piece of LR out of your tank and pull all you can with fingers or tweezers and then with a new toothbrush (tank purpose only) scrape scrape to remove all you can ...or you can scratch the rock with something just to get the roots too thats what i do ...

ED

I came across a website recently that advised against scrubbing the rock. I wish I could remember where it was.... Anyway, it said it just prepares the rock for more algae to attach itself. I'm not sure I buy that. Hmmmm... I'm still struggling with hair algae in my 12g nanocube dx after many months. It has gotten better, but not gone. I test my water every 1-2 weeks and the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and phosphates are consistently low or not detectable. What else are you all referring to when you say "nutrients?"

 

[TimSchmidt]

Well the nitrite, nitrate, and phosphates will be low because the algea is consuming them. I would reduce the amount being fed a little bit and wait a week or two and see if the algae decreases a bit. If so then too much food is getting into the water. The algae is feeding off of something....

 

[Angel]

You could also add attractive macro that would fight for the nutrients and also benefit the tank at the same time. I agree that it is "feeding off of something" and there is a cause, finding it can be a hassle sometimes but is worth it in the end. Could be overfeeding, water source, lighting period or age of bulbs, etc...

 

[islandcreation]

I had that problem and got two tangs but I have a 66 gallon. So far its been a week and a half and already patches are disappearing. I should have tank a before and after pic. I'm hoping after a month it'll be gone.... :mrgreen:

 

[islandcreation]

Oh can anyone verifiy this? When the algae began to grow I grabbed almost two hand fulls and threw it in my sump with my cheato, do think thats okay to do? Sorry to hijack the thread but question almost relates... Sorry

 

[EDGRAY]

ohh yeah i remember i forgot to mentioned i had some light hair algea on my noozle and when i got a bicolor blenny he just clean the noozle and he was always eating any kind of algea that wanted to grow in my tank.... so you should try one...

ED

 

[PhAlkIod]

When my tank was starting out I was getting angel hair algea(sp) I bought 10 turbo snails and in three days I had no algea. In fact they started to eat my purple coraline algea so I reduced the number to 5. I am starting to see some growth so I may add 2 back to it. :shock: whodathot

 

[d-K]

tangs are really effective...i had hair algae in my tank and i got a tang for a week and wha la no more..and then i gave it to my buddy how had a 187g tank :mrgreen:

 

[rescuediver19]

tangs are sweet but do not get one to keep in a nano! im glad you gave it to your friend d-K cause that woulda been not nice to keep him! Not to jump out at you but it just bears repeating