nasty algae, how to eliminate?

Welles · 01/25/2007, 08:11 AM

Nasty algae grow out in few days,

water parameters:
NO3: 0 (salifert)
PO4: 0.04-0.06(HANNA)
PH: 7.8-8.3
KH: 7-8 dKH

water change: 17% weekly

What make this happen? and how to eliminate it ?

Thanks

ClownNut · 01/25/2007, 08:42 AM

how's going? havent see you over sonic2000 for awhile...you should check the TDS of your RO water. cut down the feeding
bali sea monster will help clean up algae.

jackson6745 · 01/25/2007, 09:47 AM

Some snails and a phosban reactor.

Typhon · 01/25/2007, 11:01 AM

Have the same stuff of my LR. Seems like not much will eat it. My PB, PT, Mimic or desjardinii really won't touch the stuff.

It normally dies back alittle if I remember to change the media in my fuildized reactor.

Does anyone know of something that will really go at this stuff??

pk1 · 01/25/2007, 12:10 PM

"Have the same stuff of my LR."

Now I know where I got this stuff from!

Have not found a cure yet.....thinking of trying a Sea hare.

Typhon · 01/25/2007, 12:48 PM

ha ha.. yeah probably for me..

Sorry about that.

I have tuxedo urchin and they don't even eat it..

Quote:

Originally posted by pk1
"Have the same stuff of my LR."

Now I know where I got this stuff from! Have not found a cure yet.....thinking of trying a Sea hare.

manderx · 01/25/2007, 01:47 PM

i'm just getting over it for the second time. i'm not sure if it's better water quality- just upgraded from a 902 to an 851 to a 9010- (yeah i know, but it is skimming arguably better for me and the tank looks alot better after just 2 weeks) or from the million turbos/microhermits i'm holding for a friend. have not found a fish that takes more than an accidental nibble.

Serioussnaps · 01/26/2007, 01:24 AM

I eat it for frags...pm me if interested.

Sk8r · 01/26/2007, 01:27 AM

Phosban. It's slower, but it works.

Also, if you have not changed your main bulb in 9 months, it may be time to change.

Welles · 01/26/2007, 06:35 AM

ClownNut: Now I used to go to cmfish.com :-)

Could hermit help on this ?

JackKerouac · 01/26/2007, 08:49 AM

I would buy a Dolabella is very effective against it!

Typhon · 01/26/2007, 09:40 AM

Actually my tuxedo urchin does eat it. The places it grows wildly is where the tuxedo urchin can't reach.

wzero · 01/26/2007, 11:03 AM

I have dinoflagellate for about half a year now, even worse than this picture. I'm also want to find a solution. My TDS of RO water is 6, I can't find DI unit in my area.

Mike O'Brien · 01/26/2007, 02:41 PM

. It look's like it might be asparagopsis taxiformis. if that's the case, Diadema setosum is a voratious eater of the stuff.

pk1 · 01/26/2007, 02:54 PM

I took a look at the google images for asparagopsis taxiformis and that is not it-the stuff in my tank looks almost like a sponge or a real dense thicket of black hair algae.

Typhon · 01/26/2007, 03:27 PM

I looked closer at my tank last night. Mine seems to be similar form but red in color.

pk1 · 01/26/2007, 04:11 PM

Mine is black/dark brownish. Here is a link to a thread on the red stuff..
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=745530

Typhon · 01/26/2007, 04:22 PM

Thanks for the link. That more like my type of algae.

Quote:

Originally posted by pk1
Mine is black/dark brownish. Here is a link to a thread on the red stuff..
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=745530

01/25/2007, 08:11 AM	#1
Welles Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Beijing/China Posts: 285	nasty algae, how to eliminate? Nasty algae grow out in few days, water parameters: NO3: 0 (salifert) PO4: 0.04-0.06(HANNA) PH: 7.8-8.3 KH: 7-8 dKH water change: 17% weekly What make this happen? and how to eliminate it ? Thanks

01/25/2007, 08:42 AM	#2
ClownNut Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,859	how's going? havent see you over sonic2000 for awhile...you should check the TDS of your RO water. cut down the feeding bali sea monster will help clean up algae. __________________ Dont let me know where u lived if u have a nice pair of clownfish in ur tank!^_^ Clown kidnaper^_^ Current Tank Info: 300DD, SM200/RD3,ATI 60-8X80+4X75, 2 Sea Sweep & 4X6105 & 6208

01/25/2007, 09:47 AM	#3
jackson6745 Yeah Yeah Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rockaway Park, NY Posts: 5,822	Some snails and a phosban reactor. __________________ Richard - Officially done shipping coral. Don't ask! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2357196"]http://www.reefcentralcom/forums/showthread.php?t=2357196 Officially Done Shipping

01/25/2007, 11:01 AM	#4
Typhon Force of Nature Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,791	Have the same stuff of my LR. Seems like not much will eat it. My PB, PT, Mimic or desjardinii really won't touch the stuff. It normally dies back alittle if I remember to change the media in my fuildized reactor. Does anyone know of something that will really go at this stuff?? __________________ "If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Tank Broken Down

01/26/2007, 01:27 AM	#9
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Phosban. It's slower, but it works. Also, if you have not changed your main bulb in 9 months, it may be time to change. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/25/2007, 12:10 PM	#5
pk1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Lombard, IL Posts: 1,116	"Have the same stuff of my LR." Now I know where I got this stuff from! Have not found a cure yet.....thinking of trying a Sea hare.

01/25/2007, 01:47 PM	#7
manderx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Christiansburg, VA Posts: 4,893	i'm just getting over it for the second time. i'm not sure if it's better water quality- just upgraded from a 902 to an 851 to a 9010- (yeah i know, but it is skimming arguably better for me and the tank looks alot better after just 2 weeks) or from the million turbos/microhermits i'm holding for a friend. have not found a fish that takes more than an accidental nibble.

01/26/2007, 01:24 AM	#8
Serioussnaps Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,703	I eat it for frags...pm me if interested.

01/26/2007, 06:35 AM	#10
Welles Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Beijing/China Posts: 285	ClownNut: Now I used to go to cmfish.com :-) Could hermit help on this ?

01/26/2007, 08:49 AM	#11
JackKerouac Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 722	I would buy a Dolabella is very effective against it! __________________ Oh God!Mrs.Robinson you are trying to seduce me !!! Current Tank Info: Skimmer H&S 150 af 2001 ,Calcium reactor Ocenlife B3 - 2x400 Giesemann+4PL neon

01/26/2007, 09:40 AM	#12
Typhon Force of Nature Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,791	Actually my tuxedo urchin does eat it. The places it grows wildly is where the tuxedo urchin can't reach. __________________ "If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Tank Broken Down

01/26/2007, 11:03 AM	#13
wzero Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 76	I have dinoflagellate for about half a year now, even worse than this picture. I'm also want to find a solution. My TDS of RO water is 6, I can't find DI unit in my area.

01/26/2007, 02:41 PM	#14
Mike O'Brien Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,356	. It look's like it might be asparagopsis taxiformis. if that's the case, Diadema setosum is a voratious eater of the stuff.

01/26/2007, 02:54 PM	#15
pk1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Lombard, IL Posts: 1,116	I took a look at the google images for asparagopsis taxiformis and that is not it-the stuff in my tank looks almost like a sponge or a real dense thicket of black hair algae.

01/26/2007, 03:27 PM	#16
Typhon Force of Nature Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,791	I looked closer at my tank last night. Mine seems to be similar form but red in color. __________________ "If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Tank Broken Down

01/26/2007, 04:11 PM	#17
pk1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Lombard, IL Posts: 1,116	Mine is black/dark brownish. Here is a link to a thread on the red stuff.. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=745530