Caroline algae

TUSI · Dec 17, 2015

has any one experienced Caroline algae growing around a base of an sps coral and kill by growing over its tissue. Had small frag were it got killed by Caroline algae started growing from the base up and now my Phoenix monti it seems like the same thing happening. Any suggestions?

FL_Reefer · Dec 17, 2015

That's a tough one... It's hard, maybe impossible to keep it from growing wherever. I have noticed in my tank that for some reason a couple of my emerald crabs love to eat it. Could you maybe chip some off with a razor or exato knife?it may damage the flesh of the sps a bit but at least it may recover and continue to grow.

TUSI · Dec 17, 2015

Yes I might have to do something cause I don't want to loose my coral. It's very weird.

FL_Reefer · Dec 17, 2015

It seams like that may be your only plan of attac for this issue. Cause even if you mounted the frags to be elevated alittle above the Rock, the coraline will eventually grow back on what you mounted the frag to.

TUSI · Dec 17, 2015

Yes in this case my Phoenix Monty is on a plug so it's flat. I might have to cut that PC of and hope it recovers. My Caroline always grows in the wrong places

FL_Reefer · Dec 17, 2015

Well good luck bud, and keep up the good work, you have an amazing reef

TUSI · Dec 17, 2015

Thank you and thank you for helping out

FL_Reefer · Dec 17, 2015

No prob

Vaughn17 · Dec 17, 2015

IMO, macroalgae doesn't like iodine based dips. It has to be a fairly strong dip, however. I use Seachem's Reef Dip. It works best if you can dip the algae in undiluted iodine dip without getting any on the coral and wait for about 30 seconds to a minute. I always have a container of tank water ready to rinse the frag in...sooner than later if I dribble iodine dip on the coral, which is practically always. Peroxide works with this method, as well.