Green turf algae problem - Page 2

Ryanqk · 11/23/2006, 03:13 PM

As of today my turf algae is 80-90% contained thanks to the new sea hare. Your algae grows in a similiar pattern but i cant tell if its the same as mine, maybe if you can get a better pic?
Ryan

Dag · 03/18/2007, 12:05 PM

I thought it might encourage some of you to see an update 4 mos later. I was ready to give up the tank. See this now:

I don't really know what caused the recovery. I manually removed the bryopsis week after week, and then suddenly the growth slowed.

I had a refugium before this outbreak of bryopsis. But for some reason the macroalgae (caulerpa) stopped growing in it.

I added another refugium. For this one, I filtered the water through a Magnum 350 with charcoal. That refugium is filled with macroalgae now. So maybe it was an alleopathy thing.

Or perhaps, it just went though its cycle. At various times I have had halimeda flourishing, then it was xenia (green), then it was xenia (pink), then it was cyano, etc.

By the way, nothing ate it: I tried lettuce nudibranch, sea hares, two barred rabbitfish, urchin, etc.

Ryanqk · 03/20/2007, 02:21 PM

just to let you know i now have no more serious problems with hair algae, currently im using a sea hare and a algae goby to manage it and its working great!

11/23/2006, 03:13 PM	#26
Ryanqk Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,381	As of today my turf algae is 80-90% contained thanks to the new sea hare. Your algae grows in a similiar pattern but i cant tell if its the same as mine, maybe if you can get a better pic? Ryan __________________ MOM! I'm God Of The Sea People! Behold my tiny minions gloveling at my likeness! Current Tank Info: 75gl display, 20gl long fuge, CPR overflow, Octopuss NW150 skimmer, 4 x 110w VHO T12's and supplemental actinic, ongoing projects...

03/18/2007, 12:05 PM	#27
Dag Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,292	I thought it might encourage some of you to see an update 4 mos later. I was ready to give up the tank. See this now: I don't really know what caused the recovery. I manually removed the bryopsis week after week, and then suddenly the growth slowed. I had a refugium before this outbreak of bryopsis. But for some reason the macroalgae (caulerpa) stopped growing in it. I added another refugium. For this one, I filtered the water through a Magnum 350 with charcoal. That refugium is filled with macroalgae now. So maybe it was an alleopathy thing. Or perhaps, it just went though its cycle. At various times I have had halimeda flourishing, then it was xenia (green), then it was xenia (pink), then it was cyano, etc. By the way, nothing ate it: I tried lettuce nudibranch, sea hares, two barred rabbitfish, urchin, etc. __________________ Aryeh Life is too short to learn everything from experience. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon reef tank

03/20/2007, 02:21 PM	#28
Ryanqk Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,381	just to let you know i now have no more serious problems with hair algae, currently im using a sea hare and a algae goby to manage it and its working great! __________________ MOM! I'm God Of The Sea People! Behold my tiny minions gloveling at my likeness! Current Tank Info: 75gl display, 20gl long fuge, CPR overflow, Octopuss NW150 skimmer, 4 x 110w VHO T12's and supplemental actinic, ongoing projects...