justinkdenny Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Hello all, I have this algae popping up in my tank and I was wondering if anyone knows what it is. Quote Link to comment
justinkdenny Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Not sure if this is the same stuff. It probably is. Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Not sure of the name but it looks like something I battled before. Check reefcleaners.org thread on problem algae. I think I had to pull of as much as I could be hand then I took the rock out of the tank and with a Q tip applied 3% hydrogen peroxide right from the bottle waited a few minutes and put the rock back in the tank. Had to do this a few times. A real PITA but got rid of it. 2 Quote Link to comment
justinkdenny Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 minute ago, debbeach13 said: Not sure of the name but it looks like something I battled before. Check reefcleaners.org thread on problem algae. I think I had to pull of as much as I could be hand then I took the rock out of the tank and with a Q tip applied 3% hydrogen peroxide right from the bottle waited a few minutes and put the rock back in the tank. Had to do this a few times. A real PITA but got rid of it. well that's not good. lol Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I had something that looked similar in the RSM, my Tailspot used to eat it. I used to scrub nearly all of the rocks on a weekly basis to get rid of it Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Cladophoropsis - Green wiry algae - found it on reefcleaners.org. You can go check out recommended CUC. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
justinkdenny Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Just now, Ratvan said: I had something that looked similar in the RSM, my Tailspot used to eat it. I used to scrub nearly all of the rocks on a weekly basis to get rid of it Maybe my tailspot will get to work. I hired him to work. lol 1 Quote Link to comment
justinkdenny Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, debbeach13 said: Cladophoropsis - Green wiry algae - found it on reefcleaners.org. You can go check out recommended CUC. Thanks! Im on the website now. 1 Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Try to keep ahead of it with hand-pulling until you're sure someone in the tank is eating it. If it's spreading, that would suggest that nobody is presently eating it. Could also indicate a need for more CUC if you clean a spot by hand but it grows back.....so don't hesitate to boost your crew (more turbos, astrea, etc) in that case. 2 Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.