Coralline Algae + Fan Worms

veloccity · 05/06/2015, 08:29 PM

My tank is just around 60 days old and seems to be maturing nicely.

I started getting coralline algae growth (just a little) on my pump about 30 days in.

Now I am starting to get some on my glass, mostly in areas I do not clean often (behind rocks, hard to reach, etc...) and in lower light areas. How is it removed from glass?

What about removing fan worms? They are literally littering the same areas that I am starting to get the coralline algae.

Thanks!

whosurcaddie · 05/06/2015, 11:39 PM

You need a scraper or a credit card. If you have an acrylic tank it should be a plastic scraper if you have glass you can use a razor blade or metal scraper.

scooter31707 · 05/07/2015, 06:10 AM

This is what I used and comes in good use cleaning the glass or you can get the one from Kent that has the handles on it for cheaper.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...7&pcatid=25977

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...8&pcatid=24538

CStrickland · 05/07/2015, 12:03 PM

I wouldn't stress the worms, I think it's one of those population bursts you see in new tanks like pods and hydroids. When mine got ugly I knocked them off with a soft toothbrush, and after a while they subsided on their own. Something about the available food I guess? I think they are good for cleaning the water too.

05/06/2015, 08:29 PM	#1
veloccity Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 12	Coralline Algae + Fan Worms My tank is just around 60 days old and seems to be maturing nicely. I started getting coralline algae growth (just a little) on my pump about 30 days in. Now I am starting to get some on my glass, mostly in areas I do not clean often (behind rocks, hard to reach, etc...) and in lower light areas. How is it removed from glass? What about removing fan worms? They are literally littering the same areas that I am starting to get the coralline algae. Thanks!

05/06/2015, 11:39 PM	#2
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	You need a scraper or a credit card. If you have an acrylic tank it should be a plastic scraper if you have glass you can use a razor blade or metal scraper.

05/07/2015, 06:10 AM	#3
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	This is what I used and comes in good use cleaning the glass or you can get the one from Kent that has the handles on it for cheaper. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...7&pcatid=25977 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...8&pcatid=24538

05/07/2015, 12:03 PM	#4
CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	I wouldn't stress the worms, I think it's one of those population bursts you see in new tanks like pods and hydroids. When mine got ugly I knocked them off with a soft toothbrush, and after a while they subsided on their own. Something about the available food I guess? I think they are good for cleaning the water too.