danthenewreefman Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 wtf do I do other than try an urchin on it? http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5040 seems like no one had luck then either...scary... Link to comment
danthenewreefman Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 naso tang and diadema urchins are apparently all that will eat this. I do no chemical filtration or mechanical, would phospho/carbon help if I ran them for a while? Is there any acid I can burn this stuff off with? the two listed eaters are too big to be in my tank. I don't know if there is any hope....I may just have to wait this one out, apparently it does die off eventually. EVENTUALLY! ahhh Link to comment
Austin Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Yeah Phosban will make it go bye-bye...eventually. Stuff is a PITA. I USE A WORD DAT DONT MEAN NUTHIN LIKE LOOPDID Link to comment
danthenewreefman Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 freakin great... I do appreciate the support, don't misunderstand. To scrape it off with my scalpel I had to take it to the rock. My plan of attack: scrape the hell out of it, use some Phosban, see if it can grow back. One side of my rock is all pretty purple/pink mix, the other side is eww. I just can't wait for this to disappear on its own. I really messed up starting off, this stuff was like the size of a dime and I just left it thinking it was some part of the normal cycle. It was so small when it started, looked like diatoms sorta. BUT PLEASE: Anyone with a success story, I'd love to hear (read) it. Link to comment
danthenewreefman Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 U tried raising magnesium? please explain, how/why would that help? Thank you!!!!! -Dan edit: apparently this only works on briopsis... this stuff is encrusting not "fern-like" and it is brown not green... but you tell me if you think it would work I might try it Link to comment
danthenewreefman Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 Is it soft, or calcareous? well, soft/slick to the touch, but tough to remove...I have to take it down to the rock to get it off. It spreads in the same fashion coralline algae does, I think it may be calcareous but can't say for certain. Link to comment
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