Do you have an adequate size clean up crew? I'm new to reefing but had a big hair algae bloom. I added a clean up crew, particularly snails, and they decimated it. My tank was started with dry rock and bacteria.
I don't have a cleanucrew other than a couple of turno snails whom I am not sure are even viable. I juust p
If the tank has no livestock, then I would definitely try blacking out the glass and turning off the lights and just running in the dark for a week or two.
Eventually, every photosynthetic thing will die off in total darkness. Then you can start again with a truly clean slate.
If you do go that route, I would also suggest adding something with some seeds of copepods and amphipods. As the algae dies, they'll eat it and clean the rocks off for you. That way you'll turn the lights back on to see nice clean rocks and not a bunch of decaying dead algae.
That seems like it'll get all the pain out of the way up front, and you won't drag the battle outThat is the over months or years.
If the tank has no livestock, then I would definitely try blacking out the glass and turning off the lights and just running in the dark for a week or two.
Eventually, every photosynthetic thing will die off in total darkness. Then you can start again with a truly clean slate.
If you do go that route, I would also suggest adding something with some seeds of copepods and amphipods. As the algae dies, they'll eat it and clean the rocks off for you. That way you'll turn the lights back on to see nice clean rocks and not a bunch of decaying dead algae.
That seems like it'll get all the pain out of the way up front, and you won't drag the battle out over months or years.
That is brilliant!
