alexknight
07/05/2010, 03:23 PM
I started out the tank over a year ago, it is a 75 gallon tank with around 30-45 gallon sump. with 8 t-5 48" lighting.
Everything was going great with the tank for the first 8 months, then I added in some new stuff from a friend who was breaking down her tank.
Then the nightmare started ever since the the tank has been over run by this plant/ micro algae, I have spent hours and hours pulling it off of rocks, the sand my clams glass and still it just grows back in a week or two, I am bout to throw my hands up and give up. I am going to give it one more go,
does any one have a idea what this is? I myself think it is ( grapevine algae ) have not found anything that likes it or wants to eat it.
its to the point I pulled everything out of the tank and set it up in two smaller cubes to try to save my nems fish. other corals
It seems I am fighting a losing battle with this plant. ( i have not cleaned the glass so it more hazy then it really is. )
I am started this thread to show my progress in fighting what ever this is.
please leave your input
when my tank was healthy and wonderful
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/DSC03812.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/DSC03825.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/DSC03810.jpg
To this
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/2010-07-05145252.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/2010-07-05144022.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/2010-07-05144001.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/2010-07-05143952.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/2010-07-05143944.jpg
I will have new pictures up in a day or two after I massively attack the tank to attempt to remove most of it.
Everything was going great with the tank for the first 8 months, then I added in some new stuff from a friend who was breaking down her tank.
Then the nightmare started ever since the the tank has been over run by this plant/ micro algae, I have spent hours and hours pulling it off of rocks, the sand my clams glass and still it just grows back in a week or two, I am bout to throw my hands up and give up. I am going to give it one more go,
does any one have a idea what this is? I myself think it is ( grapevine algae ) have not found anything that likes it or wants to eat it.
its to the point I pulled everything out of the tank and set it up in two smaller cubes to try to save my nems fish. other corals
It seems I am fighting a losing battle with this plant. ( i have not cleaned the glass so it more hazy then it really is. )
I am started this thread to show my progress in fighting what ever this is.
please leave your input
when my tank was healthy and wonderful
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/DSC03812.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/DSC03825.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/DSC03810.jpg
To this
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/2010-07-05145252.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/2010-07-05144022.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/2010-07-05144001.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/2010-07-05143952.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/marianna42/2010-07-05143944.jpg
I will have new pictures up in a day or two after I massively attack the tank to attempt to remove most of it.