Help identify this Algae

[old salt reefer]

I used peroxide which is mainly water with cleaner

And all these years I thought it was water with a extra oxygen atom attached to it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

And all these years I thought it was water with a extra oxygen atom attached to it.

I am so sick of spell correct and word correct. Not cleaner - it is water with oxidizing properties

 

[old salt reefer]

I am so sick of spell correct and word correct. Not cleaner - it is water with oxidizing properties

OMG ,your not the only one-I hate it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

OMG ,your not the only one-I hate it.

True story. . . about a little over a year ago, I bought a large boat to use in Florida. I took pictures and had some taken and shared with a friend. He said to me he could not believe the size And shape of it. He then asked, what made me get it so soon?
I replied that this is a guy thing . . EXCEPT. . . . Spell correct changed it to " Its a gay thing " !!!!

 

[Manose]

I made a big cleanup crew order as all I have are 3 snails......
100 dwarf cerith
6 - Tongan Nassarius
15 - Nassarius Vibex
30 - Florida Cerith
8- Cortez Cerith
10- Trochus
4 - Mexican turbo
25 - Nerite Snail
1 - pincushion urchin
30 - assorted hermits

 

[Subsea]

@Lasse is very familiar with using an Oxygenator with delicate shrimp. It’s a continuous low dose of h202. The unstable O2 molecule oxidizers organics similar to chlorine. Depending on the BOD of your system, determines the dosage rate. When I used it at 10ml per 10G in a 7 day treatment, I eliminated Cynobacteria and unfortunately a thriving amphipod population. Start with half that dosage. Also, dose when lights are off as light will break down the O2 molecule.

 

[Manose]

@vetteguy53081 So my shrimp was 3 years old and sadly passed away yesterday and the cleanup crew is doing really well and I have noticed a decline in the algae in some places but all zoas are still mad.
I have found out why some of the coral is mad and that my test kits were old and not showing the correct numbers.
It's obvious that the HA has sucked up all my nutrients leading to test low No3 and Po4.
I think this is Bryopsis and was thinking of getting some flux Rx to help in the process
I will have to take my Chaeto reactor offline for awhile but it will be fine as it has light already.

 

[dvgyfresh]

@vetteguy53081 So my shrimp was 3 years old and sadly passed away yesterday and the cleanup crew is doing really well and I have noticed a decline in the algae in some places but all zoas are still mad.
I have found out why some of the coral is mad and that my test kits were old and not showing the correct numbers.
It's obvious that the HA has sucked up all my nutrients leading to test low No3 and Po4.
I think this is Bryopsis and was thinking of getting some flux Rx to help in the process
I will have to take my Chaeto reactor offline for awhile but it will be fine as it has light already.

Really looks like gha , either way reef flux rx works like a charm, I used it to kill all of my caulerpa , didn’t affect chaeto at all still had refugium running

 

[dvgyfresh]

Just 14 days difference using reef flux

 

[vetteguy53081]

@vetteguy53081 So my shrimp was 3 years old and sadly passed away yesterday and the cleanup crew is doing really well and I have noticed a decline in the algae in some places but all zoas are still mad.
I have found out why some of the coral is mad and that my test kits were old and not showing the correct numbers.
It's obvious that the HA has sucked up all my nutrients leading to test low No3 and Po4.
I think this is Bryopsis and was thinking of getting some flux Rx to help in the process
I will have to take my Chaeto reactor offline for awhile but it will be fine as it has light already.

Looks like bryopsis too. Although flux will work, pull as much as you can by hand and MAKE SURE YOU PILL ALL THE ROOTS OFF with a dental pick. If any roots are visible- it will come back. After cleaning off which can also be done in a bucket of tank water, add some chitons, astrea snails, pitho crabs , ninja snails and even pin cushion urchin

 

[Manose]

This is why I love this forum!!! Good people everywhere to give great advise!!!

Really looks like gha , either way reef flux rx works like a charm, I used it to kill all of my caulerpa , didn’t affect chaeto at all still had refugium running

I might leave my chaeto going then.

Looks like bryopsis too. Although flux will work, pull as much as you can by hand and MAKE SURE YOU PILL ALL THE ROOTS OFF with a dental pick. If any roots are visible- it will come back. After cleaning off which can also be done in a bucket of tank water, add some chitons, astrea snails, pitho crabs , ninja snails and even pin cushion urchin

My pincushion is eating it as are my crabs and snails but OMG it's crazy how this stuff sucks the nutrients out of the water.
Wonder if I should add some microbacter7 when it starts to die off?

 

[vetteguy53081]

This is why I love this forum!!! Good people everywhere to give great advise!!!

I might leave my chaeto going then.

My pincushion is eating it as are my crabs and snails but OMG it's crazy how this stuff sucks the nutrients out of the water.
Wonder if I should add some microbacter7 when it starts to die off?

Bacteria will help and it grows faster than cleaners can consume it why I suggest physical removal

 

[Manose]

Bacteria will help and it grows faster than cleaners can consume it why I suggest physical removal

Yeah been removing it all day and my hands are about frizzeled up so I will go at it again tomorrow.
I ordered the 7000mg of flux rx and got Microbacter7 also.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yeah been removing it all day and my hands are about frizzeled up so I will go at it again tomorrow.
I ordered the 7000mg of flux rx and got Microbacter7 also.

removal is first step- once the roots are gone , the Bryopsis is gone

 

[Manose]

removal is first step- once the roots are gone , the Bryopsis is gone

Slowly I am getting most of it except for some that I can't reach

 

[Manose]

Well I dosed for Flux Rx on Saturday and not seeing any changes yet except all my Blastos are fully closed and that is really scary. All the leathers are really happy and the cleanup crew is working hard but loosing my blastos would devastate me.
Having the reactor off along with the skimmer is really making me worry.

 

[Manose]

3 blastos dead now and the rest in very bad shape so dosing my tank with flux rx was not a good move

 

[Manose]

@vetteguy53081 All the blastos are dead so I will be slowly taking this tank down and maybe start over or do something else.

 

[dvgyfresh]

Sorry to hear that , I don’t have blastos but nothing even seemed affected with the reef flux besides algae - maybe just do a big 70% water change run some new carbon may bounce back and get whatever is in the water out

 

[vetteguy53081]

@vetteguy53081 All the blastos are dead so I will be slowly taking this tank down and maybe start over or do something else.

This was the reason I stated no flux. It’s an alternative and rarely a solution. Sorry to hear