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Remove rock kill algae put back my vote. All other algae controls should be used so you don't have it appear, once appeared it's human action time only in my opinion.
the keeper refusing algae and simply having none is an uncommon method, .5% use it... Most will literally farm that which takes over many tanks, it's the hurdles we want for ourselves, and reef rules say you have to leave it in the tank.
am posting that on the heels of a tough gha tank challenge that went unresponsive to most legit attempts, then our cleaning runs too in the algae challenge thread in the macros forum. Grow back was strong. his tank once was at the phase where simple hand cleaning seemed extreme... most minor algae issues go away or can be balanced without hand cleaning, and at other times it's a tank saver.
If it's not possible to hand kill the algae on the rock and leaving it in sight is unavoidable this option may not apply
If killing the algae is an option, we use that to save tanks- making it ok to consider anytime. having algae is optional we have 200 pgs linked to show.
Grazers, GFo, bare bottom setups (designed to run cleaner) refugiums, algae scrubbers are all preventatives. When they work, you have no hand cleaning to do. That is the secret to an algae free reef.
the keeper refusing algae and simply having none is an uncommon method, .5% use it... Most will literally farm that which takes over many tanks, it's the hurdles we want for ourselves, and reef rules say you have to leave it in the tank.
am posting that on the heels of a tough gha tank challenge that went unresponsive to most legit attempts, then our cleaning runs too in the algae challenge thread in the macros forum. Grow back was strong. his tank once was at the phase where simple hand cleaning seemed extreme... most minor algae issues go away or can be balanced without hand cleaning, and at other times it's a tank saver.
If it's not possible to hand kill the algae on the rock and leaving it in sight is unavoidable this option may not apply
If killing the algae is an option, we use that to save tanks- making it ok to consider anytime. having algae is optional we have 200 pgs linked to show.
Grazers, GFo, bare bottom setups (designed to run cleaner) refugiums, algae scrubbers are all preventatives. When they work, you have no hand cleaning to do. That is the secret to an algae free reef.
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No kill rock
Kill the algae, then put algae free rock back. We correct entire aquariums with that step, all the rocks. If you are just doing one rock it should go fast
Kill the algae, then put algae free rock back. We correct entire aquariums with that step, all the rocks. If you are just doing one rock it should go fast
