How do I get rid of this algae?

euphoricgear · 11/26/2015, 08:55 PM

Hey guys, the tank is getting some green slime type algae. They are all over the rocks, sand and glass. I took some out with a turkey baster but I wanna get rid of them all. What snail would eat these?

Thanks

keepLearning · 11/26/2015, 08:59 PM

Tiger conch will eat that fast. You can have mine.

westminsterfrag · 11/26/2015, 09:05 PM

First figure out the source of the algae growth. Are you using rodi. And is it reading 0 . my rodi was reading 3 and I thought it was low enough to be OK. And I had a big dyno outbreak. I covered my tank completely for 3 days. Not a special of light. And omg. All my rock crystal clean. I'm talking it looked as though someone scrubbed my rocks with a sponge. I didn't change my rodi filter and now the dyno is slowly returning. After I get my tds to 0. I will be doing another 3 day full black out. You don't have to bother cleaning or syphoning any out prior. The blackout will clear it all. Hope this helps. No light gets rid of any algae.

westminsterfrag · 11/26/2015, 09:07 PM

Oh yeah. If you have a local reefer. Have them hold any non infested frags. My sps suffered the most. Just a little bleaching/browning. But that's probably because I failed to do an water change right after from all the die off.

euphoricgear · 11/28/2015, 02:26 AM

keeLearning - I'm from North Hollywood, I think you are too far from me, but thanks.

westminsterfrag - The tank has been neglected since I went on vacation for 9 weeks. All was done was topped off with aged tap water. Had a bad algae bloom which I cleaned up already. I just need some snails that will eat the rest.

Thanks

BeanMachine · 11/28/2015, 01:22 PM

Suck it out with a small diameter tube during a water change.

euphoricgear · 12/03/2015, 07:59 PM

Thanks, BeanMachine. That's what I've been doing. :-)

11/26/2015, 08:55 PM	#1
euphoricgear Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: north hollywood Posts: 3,286	How do I get rid of this algae? Hey guys, the tank is getting some green slime type algae. They are all over the rocks, sand and glass. I took some out with a turkey baster but I wanna get rid of them all. What snail would eat these? Thanks

11/26/2015, 09:05 PM	#3
westminsterfrag Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: westminster Posts: 758	First figure out the source of the algae growth. Are you using rodi. And is it reading 0 . my rodi was reading 3 and I thought it was low enough to be OK. And I had a big dyno outbreak. I covered my tank completely for 3 days. Not a special of light. And omg. All my rock crystal clean. I'm talking it looked as though someone scrubbed my rocks with a sponge. I didn't change my rodi filter and now the dyno is slowly returning. After I get my tds to 0. I will be doing another 3 day full black out. You don't have to bother cleaning or syphoning any out prior. The blackout will clear it all. Hope this helps. No light gets rid of any algae. __________________ Fraggers anonymous - Hi my name is Derk, and I'm a fragaholic

11/26/2015, 09:07 PM	#4
westminsterfrag Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: westminster Posts: 758	Oh yeah. If you have a local reefer. Have them hold any non infested frags. My sps suffered the most. Just a little bleaching/browning. But that's probably because I failed to do an water change right after from all the die off. __________________ Fraggers anonymous - Hi my name is Derk, and I'm a fragaholic

11/28/2015, 01:22 PM	#6
BeanMachine Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 11,200	Suck it out with a small diameter tube during a water change. __________________ 300 Gallon 72x36x27 AGE- 4x Ecotech XR30G5 Blue- AA PVC Hybrid Sump- Dual Synergy Shadow Boxes w Bean Animal- RO 220INT Elite- AquaMaxx cTech T3 CaRx- RD3 230- Apex- Tunze 6155, 6255 & 6150- MP40

11/26/2015, 08:59 PM	#2
keepLearning Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Near Cypress College Posts: 1,712	Tiger conch will eat that fast. You can have mine.

11/28/2015, 02:26 AM	#5
euphoricgear Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: north hollywood Posts: 3,286	keeLearning - I'm from North Hollywood, I think you are too far from me, but thanks. westminsterfrag - The tank has been neglected since I went on vacation for 9 weeks. All was done was topped off with aged tap water. Had a bad algae bloom which I cleaned up already. I just need some snails that will eat the rest. Thanks

12/03/2015, 07:59 PM	#7
euphoricgear Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: north hollywood Posts: 3,286	Thanks, BeanMachine. That's what I've been doing. :-)