Cure For Red Turf Algae

Eliz · 05/15/2007, 07:27 PM

Mexican turbo snails work great but they are a pain in the a**. Is there a way to cure this or is it one of those things that has to run it course?

Eliz · 05/16/2007, 07:24 PM

BUMP* anyone

Wuhssie · 05/16/2007, 08:00 PM

try sally light foot crabs or sea urchin

Eliz · 05/16/2007, 08:07 PM

Sally light foot crabs look scary!

Thanks I will look in to that. Have you used one of them for this problem before?

Wuhssie · 05/16/2007, 08:09 PM

Eliz,

sally light foots are aggressive algae eaters and feed constantly. a friend had a algae problem in his 240g and 10 of them cleaned it in less than a week. hermit crabs do the job also but are very slow compared to sally light foots. Urchins are algae eaters but very slow also.

AJtheReefer · 05/16/2007, 08:14 PM

Lawnmover blenny and I've seen my emerald crab munching on it.

Have not eradicated, but it has been kept under control

frederickk · 05/17/2007, 06:38 PM

Why you don't like the Mexican turbo snails Eliz?

Without being big they do a great job.

PiscesLou · 05/17/2007, 07:13 PM

try a sea hare

Eliz · 05/17/2007, 07:18 PM

Well my tank is small for one. I use to have some but this is what happened. I order some that I thought was going to be small( about 1 inch). Ended up with 5 grown and huge turbos!!!

Well they were all stuck together in the bag and two had died during shipping which I figured out later when my tank turned cloudy and had a ammonia spike. So I had three which was too much for this little tank anyway, but did a GREAT job. So two weeks ago an accident happened (long story) and the turbos stopped moving. I kept an eye on them to sure they were alive. Came home one day after being going for 12 hours. Guess what! Cloudy water, ammonia spike, hermits eating 3 dead snails! So I am not a turbo hater (LOL), I was wondering if this was just going to go way or if I need to find maybe one small turbo!

O and they knock over everything!

Long story for one quetions! LOL

05/15/2007, 07:27 PM	#1
Eliz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 178	Cure For Red Turf Algae Mexican turbo snails work great but they are a pain in the a**. Is there a way to cure this or is it one of those things that has to run it course?

05/16/2007, 08:14 PM	#6
AJtheReefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 399	Lawnmover blenny and I've seen my emerald crab munching on it. Have not eradicated, but it has been kept under control __________________ 90G AGA, 30G Sump, SLS Tek Lights 8x54w, H&S A150-F2001

05/16/2007, 07:24 PM	#2
Eliz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 178	BUMP* anyone

05/16/2007, 08:00 PM	#3
Wuhssie Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: in my biocube29 :) Posts: 62	try sally light foot crabs or sea urchin

05/16/2007, 08:07 PM	#4
Eliz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 178	Sally light foot crabs look scary! Thanks I will look in to that. Have you used one of them for this problem before?

05/16/2007, 08:09 PM	#5
Wuhssie Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: in my biocube29 :) Posts: 62	Eliz, sally light foots are aggressive algae eaters and feed constantly. a friend had a algae problem in his 240g and 10 of them cleaned it in less than a week. hermit crabs do the job also but are very slow compared to sally light foots. Urchins are algae eaters but very slow also.

05/17/2007, 06:38 PM	#7
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	Why you don't like the Mexican turbo snails Eliz? Without being big they do a great job.

05/17/2007, 07:13 PM	#8
PiscesLou Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stockton,ca Posts: 106	try a sea hare

05/17/2007, 07:18 PM	#9
Eliz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 178	Well my tank is small for one. I use to have some but this is what happened. I order some that I thought was going to be small( about 1 inch). Ended up with 5 grown and huge turbos!!! Well they were all stuck together in the bag and two had died during shipping which I figured out later when my tank turned cloudy and had a ammonia spike. So I had three which was too much for this little tank anyway, but did a GREAT job. So two weeks ago an accident happened (long story) and the turbos stopped moving. I kept an eye on them to sure they were alive. Came home one day after being going for 12 hours. Guess what! Cloudy water, ammonia spike, hermits eating 3 dead snails! So I am not a turbo hater (LOL), I was wondering if this was just going to go way or if I need to find maybe one small turbo! O and they knock over everything! Long story for one quetions! LOL