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03/01/2012, 04:43 PM
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Is this deffinatly green hair algae?
Its rapidly growing all over the walls of my tank.
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03/01/2012, 05:07 PM
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Looks like byropsis
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03/01/2012, 05:58 PM
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Any idea how to get rid of it? Its only on my glass and my snails arnt touching it. Any other cuc eat this stuff?
Im not sure what snails I have but they stay at top of the tank |
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03/01/2012, 06:12 PM
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Sure is. Byropsis looks like a feather, and my cuc doesn't touch it either. Do you check magnesium?
Some people spike the mag way up to clear it out, but I found that just keeping it 1350-1400 and a turkey baster will get rid of it in a couple weeks.
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$35-50 for a <1" frag of some stupid named thing that came from a colony you bought for $40-60 wholesale and chopped into 20-40 pieces? No thanks. "JasonH" Current Tank Info: 125 aggressive reef, DIY led lighting, swc cone skimmer, 33 gallon sump, posiden Ps3 return. |
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