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firefishbrain
Joined: 19 Nov 2007
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Location: IL
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 Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:48 am Post subject: immortal hair algae |
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k, this outbreak has occurred because I haven't been home much. Basically, everything in my 10g is covered in this stuff
The problem is, all my coral in that tank (shrooms basically) are anchored to the rock, otherwise I would just chuck the old and bring in some new LR. Now I've tried adding more snails, it worked for like a week, then the algae came back harder than ever, no lights on, covered in a towel for 3 days, that didn't solve anything, and major w/c, but that just makes it look more orderly...
I know that one of my problems is that my skimmer sucks, don't get the fission, so I'll have to put out some dough to go get the rio, which is working great in my gf's 10g...
but my question is, what else can be done to curb this plague? any advice is apprieciated... sigh
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10g A. percula and C. Falco
(mushrooms, gsp and a monti cap)
12g NC 150w MH
(Blastos (merletti and wellsi), monti caps, Acros, Frogspawns, candy canes, zoas, fungia, acan lords, micro, platygera, sun, oxy) |
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DcCharger
Joined: 11 Nov 2007
Posts: 28
Location: Illinois
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| Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject: want |
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want some hermits or snails?
I have some chaeto and a piece of live rock too if you need it, it's all just sitting in my almost empty 12
run some phosphate remover, I think it can take like a month to completely beat the hair algae though |
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Aquatic Reef
Joined: 23 Oct 2007
Posts: 24
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:44 am Post subject: |
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I have some questions for you:
1) How old is the tank?
2) What level is you nitrate and phosphate?
3) What kind of light are you using and how old?
4) You mentioned that your skimmer is one of the problem (i agree)
5) How high is the tank temp?
6) Any recent use of tap water or any other types of water asside from R/O D/I?
7) What is your CA, Alk, and pH?
i think that's it... |
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DcCharger
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Location: Illinois
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kimoy
Joined: 28 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:00 am Post subject: Re: some advice |
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didn't know you're in living reefs too. what a small world afterall. |
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DcCharger
Joined: 11 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject: yea |
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| yea I've seen your name once |
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kimoy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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yup won the POTM for dec back there.
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