Annoying algae

[Brock0019]

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got a crazy bloom of pineapple sponges everywhere that seems to have subsided now and this stringy algae started to take over
one round of Reef Flux did nothing.
was going to go get a bunch of hermits and snails but figured I’d check in here first.

 

[Brad Miller]

Pineapple sponges are typical for a newer tank set up.
Hair algae, diatoms, Dinoflagellates and other stuff is all part of the first year uglies.

Get a large clean up crew and do it naturally... www.reefcleaners.org

 

[azzubr]

How many snails/hermits do you have now?

 

[fuelman]

it looks like bryopsis algae, that's some pretty tough stuff. maybe someone with more expertise fighting it will chime in to confirm.

 

[Brock0019]

Pineapple sponges are typical for a newer tank set up.
Hair algae, diatoms, Dinoflagellates and other stuff is all part of the first year uglies.

Get a large clean up crew and do it naturally... www.reefcleaners.org

Yeah I figured it was just another phase of the ugly stage, first time (after many tank set ups and many years doing this) having ugly algae like this.
I used the reef flux because I was after it was byro and I wanted to nip it in the butt early if it was.

How many snails/hermits do you have now?

Not enough. Got rid of most after they had no food to eat and were just killing each other

it looks like bryopsis algae, that's some pretty tough stuff. maybe someone with more expertise fighting it will chime in to confirm.

That was my big fear. Hoping it’s not

 

[W1ngz]

When I did the flucanozole thing (same thing as reef flux) it took me three weeks, not the recommended two weeks. I saw the most results in the last week.
I also added an extra dozen assorted hermits and couple of extra turbos to clean up the mess.

 

[Brock0019]

When I did the flucanozole thing (same thing as reef flux) it took me three weeks, not the recommended two weeks. I saw the most results in the last week.
I also added an extra dozen assorted hermits and couple of extra turbos to clean up the mess.

I’ll give it another week then. And hopefully go grab more cleanup crew soooon

 

[W1ngz]

Don’t be afraid to get in there with a toothbrush or something and help as well.

 

[Brock0019]

Don’t be afraid to get in there with a toothbrush or something and help as well.

That is my plan for tomorrow.

 

[Sumbub]

I used reef flux with success. It does take about 3-4 weeks to fully eradicate bryopsis. It’s about withering it to the root deep inside the rock. Otherwise it will return.

 

[Bret Brinkmann]

Rabbit fish and lettuce seaslugs (Elyssia crispata) have been reported as eating bryopsis. I had luck getting rid of mine with raising Mg. Don't go too high with it though as near 1500 ppm and your snails will start slowly dying.

 

[Brock0019]

ill have to get a foxface and see if that helps

 

[Sako338]

Pineapple sponges are typical for a newer tank set up.
Hair algae, diatoms, Dinoflagellates and other stuff is all part of the first year uglies.

Get a large clean up crew and do it naturally... www.reefcleaners.org

Thanks for the reefcleaners link, just ordered some diotoms busters...

 

[Sako338]

Thanks for the reefcleaners link, just ordered some diotoms busters...

Let me just say wow, all diatoms about 99.999% gone with the new snails from reefcleaners, so happy, it was getting bad.