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06/28/2008, 05:48 PM
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Algae Question (worried) - Asked in "New to the hobby" too.
Hello all,
Could you please tell me what kind of Algae this is sticking up? And how to get rid of it? Pic one is very zoomed, you can see it in front of the Xenia in the full picture. Thank you Shelley  
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06/28/2008, 05:56 PM
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REEF NERD
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imo all algae is bad and should be taken out .. only good alage is zooxanthellae
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06/28/2008, 06:02 PM
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So what is the best way to get rid of ?
Thank you shelley |
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06/28/2008, 06:04 PM
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Use RODI water to do more water changes, feed less, and/or make sure your skimmer is removing junk daily.
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06/28/2008, 06:04 PM
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REEF NERD
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snails, hermits , you have a 90gal so a tang..the best way is to keep po4 and no3 super low..oh and keep track of how old your bulbs are
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Peace,Dave Superman puts on Tim Tebow pajamas when he goes to bed The Heisman as a sophomore nuff said Less technology more biology Tattoos are the only art you can take to the grave Current Tank Info: 26gal bow,20gal mantis tank/fuge150wHQI,20k AB Seio 620 maxijet1200x's 2 on a wave maker. all sps |
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06/28/2008, 06:21 PM
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Bulbs are 6 weeks old...this is a new tank 5 weeks old. Water parameters have been great no fish yet. 3 or 4 soft corals. 16 snails, 1 emerald crab and 6 hermit crabs.
Parameters as of Friday: Sp gravity = 1.025 Nitrite = 0 Nitrate = 0 PH = 8.3 Ca = 400 KH = 9 Phos = 0 Thanks again! |
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06/28/2008, 06:23 PM
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Oh we were told not necessary to do water changes quite yet with those readings and no fish??? Correct?
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06/28/2008, 06:26 PM
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correct. No water changes for atleat 8 weeks. Just wait and let the snails and hermmits do the trick. You can try brushing it off and let the pumps suck it up.
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