Cures for Red Turf Algae

[DesertReefBoy]

I added 10 turbo snails when I first started this thread and honestly I am almost clear of RTA. I also have a tuxedo urchin, emerald crab, and Striated Surgeon Fish in the tank that all seen to pick at it, however these critters were there before the turbos so I account most of the irradiation to the snails.

I do not have a calcium reactor but have been running GFO and Carbon in the BRS dual reactor. The lights I have are two Radion 15s and I run a nyos 220 quantum for skimming. There is a small refugium in the sump (~1-2 gallons of volume) that I have chaeto growing in but I havent seen much growth there so I believe the common denominator was the Turbo Snails.

I was not dosing anything during the time between my adding the 10 turbo snails and now and I never manually scrubbed the rock work. I am now dosing for alk and am using NO-POx to reduce my phosphates.

I have before/after pictures I will post soon. Hope this helps anyone else dealing with this nuisance.

that is great news!! maybe the turbo snails i had were duds lol.

 

[anit77]

I have 3 tangs in the display, they nip at it but don't do much to dent it. There are 3 large turbos in there too, they must be duds as well. I am running a carx and don't seem myself shutting it down. I have a large ATS to deal with organics and I still dose a little no3po4x. The only thing I haven't tried is Tuxedos, I'll have to see if one of my LFS's can get me some red ones.

 

[DesertReefBoy]

I have 3 tangs in the display, they nip at it but don't do much to dent it. There are 3 large turbos in there too, they must be duds as well. I am running a carx and don't seem myself shutting it down. I have a large ATS to deal with organics and I still dose a little no3po4x. The only thing I haven't tried is Tuxedos, I'll have to see if one of my LFS's can get me some red ones.

I had pinks and blues in my SPS tank they work great. Just make sure you have your frags glued down well. They like to grab things and take them for a ride.

 

[anit77]

I had pinks and blues in my SPS tank they work great. Just make sure you have your frags glued down well. They like to grab things and take them for a ride.

That's why I don't have any now

I had one when I first started and it got relegated to the sump. Nothing like placing that new $200+ frag in the exact spot you wanted. Then look at the tank the next day and it's gone, only to be found (if it's found) under the rocks in the hardest place to get to.

 

[brandon429]

double post

 

[brandon429]

pls can we have an updated tank shot of the original tank

 

[Bob the Bass]

Hey so like I said in my last post the tank is almost clear of RTA now. Will probably have to give my turbo snails back to the LFS soon so they don't starve in the tank.

Here are the pictures, exactly 57 days apart.

Before:

After:

Hope this helps anyone else dealing with RTA.