Getting Rid of Dictyota - Page 2

SunFish2008 · 08/28/2008, 10:48 PM

Thanks for the picture. I love it ! Smells are deceptive too?

johnmaloney · 08/29/2008, 07:07 AM

looks like the common iridescent type. looked good, too bad it didn't stay small.

Xirxes23 · 09/15/2008, 11:41 PM

I have this algae too and boy it is about ruining my hobby.

I got this in a 30G cube. it is the ONLY algae in tank. Here is a list of critters currently/in past for algae control:

1: Tuxedo urchin (currently): Does not touch the stuff... picks it up to put on his back though, spreading it further...grrr

2: Nicaraguan Pygmy sea hare (past): Does not touch the stuff

3: Emerald crabs (current): doesnt touch the stuff

4: Asst Hermits (current): Nope

5: Nasarius, cerith, Mexican turbo, trochus, astrea (ninja and reg), margherita, chestnut turbo snails (all current): Nope nope and nope

6: Baby Naso tang (past): Ate every single cell of it from the tank. 2 weeks after he was removed due to job well done, came back full force.

I got sick and tired of it after the naso incident, and removed all rock that had it, and all tank items were removed and bleached if infected (pumps, valves, tubes, grates etc.) And it was GONE for about a month

So i have stripped bare rock and tank with no coraline to speak of due to emeralds and urchin, and yet this stuff is STILL COMING BACK in patches!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am at wits end. Seriously if you see this stuff, take the rock/coral that it is on and throw it out the window A.S.A.P. im dead serious this is the worst macro algae i have ever seen, and i WORK at a lfs!!!

My next action i think is to bring all of my rock and infected corals into work and stick them in the algae eater tank crawling with hundreds of emeralds for 2 days and then we will see.

I told my GF that if it showed up again i would sell the tank, and she wont let me

Myrddraal · 09/19/2008, 09:31 AM

I got rid of it in my display by a combination of manual removal and scrubbing the rock out of the tank. Now it's just in my overflow :/

thepominlaw · 02/26/2019, 02:49 PM

Having the same issues here with my Red Sea max, the dicyota was has been long run and I am still loosing. Completely fed up with the situation so much so I have just ordered a new Red Sea max nano and am going to start again. Shame I have to scrap all my corals just going to transfer my fish.

cksss · 02/27/2019, 06:33 AM

omg, what is the water parameters, flow and lighting like? i've had hard time keeping them alive

09/19/2008, 09:31 AM	#29
Myrddraal Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 431	I got rid of it in my display by a combination of manual removal and scrubbing the rock out of the tank. Now it's just in my overflow :/ __________________ ~Jayson

08/28/2008, 10:48 PM	#26
SunFish2008 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Davis, CA Posts: 4	Thanks for the picture. I love it ! Smells are deceptive too?

08/29/2008, 07:07 AM	#27
johnmaloney Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 349	looks like the common iridescent type. looked good, too bad it didn't stay small.

09/15/2008, 11:41 PM	#28
Xirxes23 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 607	I have this algae too and boy it is about ruining my hobby. I got this in a 30G cube. it is the ONLY algae in tank. Here is a list of critters currently/in past for algae control: 1: Tuxedo urchin (currently): Does not touch the stuff... picks it up to put on his back though, spreading it further...grrr 2: Nicaraguan Pygmy sea hare (past): Does not touch the stuff 3: Emerald crabs (current): doesnt touch the stuff 4: Asst Hermits (current): Nope 5: Nasarius, cerith, Mexican turbo, trochus, astrea (ninja and reg), margherita, chestnut turbo snails (all current): Nope nope and nope 6: Baby Naso tang (past): Ate every single cell of it from the tank. 2 weeks after he was removed due to job well done, came back full force. I got sick and tired of it after the naso incident, and removed all rock that had it, and all tank items were removed and bleached if infected (pumps, valves, tubes, grates etc.) And it was GONE for about a month So i have stripped bare rock and tank with no coraline to speak of due to emeralds and urchin, and yet this stuff is STILL COMING BACK in patches! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am at wits end. Seriously if you see this stuff, take the rock/coral that it is on and throw it out the window A.S.A.P. im dead serious this is the worst macro algae i have ever seen, and i WORK at a lfs!!! My next action i think is to bring all of my rock and infected corals into work and stick them in the algae eater tank crawling with hundreds of emeralds for 2 days and then we will see. I told my GF that if it showed up again i would sell the tank, and she wont let me

02/26/2019, 02:49 PM	#30
thepominlaw Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	Having the same issues here with my Red Sea max, the dicyota was has been long run and I am still loosing. Completely fed up with the situation so much so I have just ordered a new Red Sea max nano and am going to start again. Shame I have to scrap all my corals just going to transfer my fish.

02/27/2019, 06:33 AM	#31
cksss Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 142	omg, what is the water parameters, flow and lighting like? i've had hard time keeping them alive