which fish to get rid of my smalll grape macro algae

moga · 02/24/2006, 09:04 PM

i am thingking to get hippo tang..to get rid of macro algae..
any other speices (snail?)..fox face?..

any recommandation?

thanks..

johnydart · 02/24/2006, 10:00 PM

"...she swallowed the spider to catch the fly..."
why not figure out how to get rid of the algae w/o buying a fish you wouldn't otherwise stock?

nemofish2217 · 02/24/2006, 10:03 PM

i would recommend the fox face, but i dont think that fish would do well in a 37 gallon, if you are referring to the tank in your signature.... is it so bad that you cant maually remove it? setting up a fuge with micro algea would steal its nutrients i would think....

Alaskan Reefer · 02/25/2006, 04:21 AM

Grape caulerpa is a major PITA to get out of a display tank. Major.

natex · 02/25/2006, 04:46 AM

I HATE THAT STUFF GrrrrrrRRRRrrrrrRRRR

It turns out the best way to get rid of it is rapid water changes and a decreased photo-period. I got it out of a 30 gallon tank by doing 5 gallon water changes every day for 10 days. I pruned it out by hand as far as I could. This involved removing the rock with the offending algae and trying to get every last bit. I left an area of caulerpa that I could very easily remove as sort of a refugium. I also made sure that there was NO iodine going into my system apart from what was in the salt. I cut back feeding and went to a 3 hour photoperiod for a couple days. Eventually, the caulerpa that remained bleached out. I pulled out the dead stuff and it never came back.

NexDog · 02/25/2006, 04:52 AM

My Yellow Tang eats any that gets in the display. I thing my PBT will too one I put him in.

02/24/2006, 09:04 PM	#1
moga Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,223	which fish to get rid of my smalll grape macro algae i am thingking to get hippo tang..to get rid of macro algae.. any other speices (snail?)..fox face?.. any recommandation? thanks.. __________________ Since 2001, 30x30x20 cube with GHL LED Mitras LED lighting tank. No sump is good tank~

02/24/2006, 10:00 PM	#2
johnydart Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: In an undisclosed bunker, Posts: 501	"...she swallowed the spider to catch the fly..." why not figure out how to get rid of the algae w/o buying a fish you wouldn't otherwise stock? __________________ Their = possesive. They're = They are. There = preposition. Its = possesive. It's = It is. R.E. grammar errors on Fri,Sat,Sun.... I Might Be Drunk! Current Tank Info: no tank, just dreams

02/25/2006, 04:21 AM	#4
Alaskan Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Eagle River, Alaska Posts: 2,360	Grape caulerpa is a major PITA to get out of a display tank. Major. __________________ Unattended children will be given double shot espresso and a free puppy. Current Tank Info: 125g FOWLR -- Conversion Back To SPS In Progress

02/25/2006, 04:46 AM	#5
natex Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lake Forest, CA Posts: 110	I HATE THAT STUFF GrrrrrrRRRRrrrrrRRRR It turns out the best way to get rid of it is rapid water changes and a decreased photo-period. I got it out of a 30 gallon tank by doing 5 gallon water changes every day for 10 days. I pruned it out by hand as far as I could. This involved removing the rock with the offending algae and trying to get every last bit. I left an area of caulerpa that I could very easily remove as sort of a refugium. I also made sure that there was NO iodine going into my system apart from what was in the salt. I cut back feeding and went to a 3 hour photoperiod for a couple days. Eventually, the caulerpa that remained bleached out. I pulled out the dead stuff and it never came back. __________________ -How much to drink the skimmer sauce? Current Tank Info: 2 in progress, 1 reef in the works, and a planted fresh

02/25/2006, 04:52 AM	#6
NexDog Snail Killer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,804	My Yellow Tang eats any that gets in the display. I thing my PBT will too one I put him in. __________________ Laurence Flynn 340g In-Wall Envision Tank and 150g Sump. Current Tank Info: Deltec 902, PFO hood with 3x400w Radium 20k and 4x96w PC's. Hammerhead closed loop - and 2 x Tunze 6105 (and Vortech still sucks).

02/24/2006, 10:03 PM	#3
nemofish2217 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,606	i would recommend the fox face, but i dont think that fish would do well in a 37 gallon, if you are referring to the tank in your signature.... is it so bad that you cant maually remove it? setting up a fuge with micro algea would steal its nutrients i would think....