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etihwkered
02/02/2006, 11:41 PM
theres not alot but i need something to eat it, what inverts/fish will eat carpet algea?
Bojan
02/03/2006, 03:00 AM
What is carpet algea ? Do you now LAT name ?
Randy Holmes-Farley
02/03/2006, 07:27 AM
What color is the algae?
etihwkered
02/03/2006, 07:23 PM
brownish red
Randy Holmes-Farley
02/04/2006, 07:15 AM
Well, we can only guess what it is based on that description. It may be cyanobacteria. There are not easy "buy that fish" solutions. Reducing nutrients (nitrate and phosphate; by skimming, growing macroalgae, using GFO phosphate binders, etc), reducing organics (skimming, carbon, ozone, etc), and increasing water flow all help.

These articles may help:

Phosphorus: Algae’s Best Friend
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/sept2002/chem.htm

Nitrate in the Reef Aquarium
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/august2003/chem.htm


Iron Oxide Hydroxide (GFO) Phosphate Binders
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-11/rhf/index.htm