how do i get rid of this????

abmsurf · 07/12/2009, 04:26 PM

i have few problems with this algae and i dont know how to eliminate them,, someone told me that i only have to tear them but there are to many and they grow again and again.

Sisterlimonpot · 07/12/2009, 11:00 PM

can you discribe what the algae looks like?

EnglishRebel · 07/13/2009, 06:41 AM

Picture????

atwinparadox2 · 07/13/2009, 06:46 AM

when you refer to "this algae" it can refer to a lot in this hobby

since you mentioned tearing something, are you referring to hair algae? A picture will be the best help.

returnofsid · 07/13/2009, 09:45 AM

Please define "this algae."

DevilBoy · 07/13/2009, 10:18 AM

Hair algae, bryopsis, valonia, it could be alot of different types with out a photo it will be hard to tell you how to get rid of it

07/12/2009, 04:26 PM	#1
abmsurf Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 11	how do i get rid of this???? i have few problems with this algae and i dont know how to eliminate them,, someone told me that i only have to tear them but there are to many and they grow again and again.

07/12/2009, 11:00 PM	#2
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07/13/2009, 06:41 AM	#3
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07/13/2009, 06:46 AM	#4
atwinparadox2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingston, PA Posts: 782	when you refer to "this algae" it can refer to a lot in this hobby since you mentioned tearing something, are you referring to hair algae? A picture will be the best help. __________________ \| begin each day as if it were on purpose \| when in doubt, remove all doubt \| Current Tank Info: \| 90 Gallon Main display, 2/175 MH, 2 actinic, 20 sump w/20 fuge, about to dabble with a algae scrub screen \|\| 75 in the works \|\|

07/13/2009, 09:45 AM	#5
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	Please define "this algae."

07/13/2009, 10:18 AM	#6
DevilBoy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wooster, Ohio Posts: 1,724	Hair algae, bryopsis, valonia, it could be alot of different types with out a photo it will be hard to tell you how to get rid of it