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[tbrown]

I didn't see my leopard for several days

My Garnoti (before she jumped) went 3 and a half weeks after I added her. Never saw her. Then one day she was out swimming. Most active fish in my tank for the 3 months I had her.

 

[tbrown]

I didn't see my leopard for several days

My Leopard was out from day 1. She's the first Wrasse awake in my tank and usually the last fish to go to bed.

 

[Calmwaters]

My Leopard was out from day 1. She's the first Wrasse awake in my tank and usually the last fish to go to bed.

Mind is out now anytime it's day time just the first few days she hid a lot.

 

[Calmwaters]

Can you guys confirm for me that this is turf algea?

 

[luis angel]

Can you guys confirm for me that this is turf algea?

gha ( green hair algae ) ??

 

[luis angel]

30 more minutes of drip acclimatization plus 5 extra minutes with 1 cap of Revive

 

[00W]

It's not though. As the supervisor it's my job to ensure we're successful throughout the year. When they take my operating funds to pay for other projects, I can't complete my own projects. This is the second time this fiscal year (started July 1) that they've made me take my crew, my materials, and my O&M funds to fix something for a different department. That means I now have to perform my annual workload technically in less time and for less money.

I'm sorry Tim that's completely bogus.

 

[kevgib67]

Can you guys confirm for me that this is turf algea?

I can confirm it is algae! It sure looks like it but I’ve never had it so let others chime in. I’ve only seen pictures.

 

[00W]

water change done! how long do you guys like to wait after a waterchange to check your parameters? im really worried about my gonis. they are def NOT happy! at least most of them....

I test the night before to see how much water I need to make up.
Then I test a few hours after I change.
My tank is pretty much always the same before and after but I test a lot if I say run gfo or I'm trying to target a certain area.

 

[00W]

Good day everyone?

 

[JoJosReef]

Can you guys confirm for me that this is turf algea?

Not necessarily. Could be a type of GHA. There's meant to be a lot of species all classified under the GHA umbrella.

 

[Calmwaters]

Good day everyone?

Good day for me wasn't too busy.

 

[Calmwaters]

Not necessarily. Could be a type of GHA. There's meant to be a lot of species all classified under the GHA umbrella.

So how do I figure out what to do to get rid of it since I don't know for sure what kind of algea it is?

 

[kevgib67]

So how do I figure out what to do to get rid of it since I don't know for sure what kind of algea it is?

Manual removal, boost cuc, hydrogen peroxide dosing and a blackout. I’ve never done a blackout.

 

[Calmwaters]

Manual removal, boost cuc, hydrogen peroxide dosing and a blackout.

Will a blackout not hurt the corals?

 

[kevgib67]

Will a blackout not hurt the corals?

I think a few days is okay, but try everything else first and then a reduction of hours lights are on and nothing is working a blackout for a few days. I doubt it will come to that.

 

[JoJosReef]

So how do I figure out what to do to get rid of it since I don't know for sure what kind of algea it is?

Oh, that's a tough one. You'll have to pardon me because my brain is in grant-writing mode and I've got a bad case of C.R.S. right now. What kind of rocks do you have? NO3/PO4 levels? Lights? Sorry, I know I can look it up, just budgeting time

Quickly, my method of getting rid of GHA when it is like that is to (1) drain tank to level of rock affected by GHA--corals will be fine, I just use a pipette to keep them hydrated; (2) rip off as much as possible with paper towels, which helps grab it and get it all off; (3) use a spray bottle of hydrogen peroxide and give the rocks a spray, enough to cover the surface where all GHA was, but not enough to start saturating the rocks and killing your bacteria inside the rocks--wait a few minutes while continuing to hydrate the corals/nems; (4) dump a bunch of CUC in, particularly Turbo snails, which keep the lawn mowed very well.

If the tank is very big and that's too much water to drain, I've got a little method using baby bottle nipples and pipette tips that can knock out patches of GHA at a time. Here are a few links--sorry, videos were deleted a long time ago to make space, so links broken:

Please advise-GHA on Zoa

Got it. And thanks for the info. I think I'm getting some better control of the GHA than I was earlier. Had trouble keeping up with just trying to pull tufts of it during water changes. I decreased my feeding and started scrubbing the rock with a toothbrush which seemed to remove most of it. Now...

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Hair Algae Removal From Softies

I could use some advice. I'm currently on the tail end of a nutrient spike in my waterbox 20. Thanks to some awesome advice on here, I was able to reduce my nitrates and find the source of my phosphates, and manual removal has helped greatly reduce my hair algae. Cyano seems to have taken its...

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Build Thread - Oatmeal the Mantis Shrimp - RedSea Max Nano Peninsula Tank

Hair algae hopefully would out compete it but if its growing there's def nitrates feeding it. Lighting is more or less just a correlation, your setup is fine but most keep them with inproper burrows so they're more 'exposed and stressed' without the dark areas to feel secure in. I don't think...

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Zoas with algae growing on them.

Is there a reason certain Zoas seem to be plagued with algae growing on them? Is it a sign of poor health? Not enough light/flow or to much? There is virtually zero algae in my tank, but this green algae keeps covering some of my Zoas specifically.

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[Calmwaters]

And what else should I add to my cleanup crew? I have these give or take...
2 Margarita Snails
110 Dwarf Ceriths
27 Nassarius
39 Florida Ceriths
26 Nerites
33 Assorted Hermits
1 emerald crab

 

[luis angel]

Will a blackout not hurt the corals?

Could it be too much white, green or red light? I don't really know but I've heard that too much percentage of those lights can bring in algae.

 

[JoJosReef]

And what else should I add to my cleanup crew? I have these give or take...
2 Margarita Snails
110 Dwarf Ceriths
27 Nassarius
39 Florida Ceriths
26 Nerites
33 Assorted Hermits
1 emerald crab

Not enough rock chewers. Astraeas, trochus and --most effective-- turbos will spend more time on the rocks. I also add a few money cowries for show. They are pretty when out and long-lived. Turbos are lawn mowers. They also, unfortunately, have a bad habit of knocking things over.