How do I get rid of this algae?

[FindingPonyo]

My pellets dye the rock and it is impossible to scrub it off. What do I do to clean it, or prevent it from happening?

 

[fishguy242]

hi what are you feeding stock wise

 

[FindingPonyo]

hi what are you feeding stock wise

I’m feeding 3 snails, I usually drop in about 7 pellets

 

[Alexreefer]

I’m feeding 3 snails, I usually drop in about 7 pellets

I wouldn't feed snails, they would get their sufficient food from algae on your glass and rocks. May I ask what kinds of snails?

 

[FindingPonyo]

I wouldn't feed snails, they would get their sufficient food from algae on your glass and rocks. May I ask what kinds of snails?

Nassarius snails (aka sand sifters)

 

[Alexreefer]

Nassarius snails (aka sand sifters)

Oh, gotcha. I have never seen or heard of pellets staining rocks. Could it be an algae?

 

[FindingPonyo]

Oh, gotcha. I have never seen or heard of pellets staining rocks. Could it be an algae?

Yes, I ended up boiling the rocks. The moment I put the rocks in, the algae turned from dark red to light green. Very freaky

 

[sixty_reefer]

Yes, I ended up boiling the rocks. The moment I put the rocks in, the algae turned from dark red to light green. Very freaky

You shouldn’t never boil a rock, where did you got that idea from? Are you aware of how dangerous that can be?

 

[MichaelReefer]

You shouldn’t never boil a rock, where did you got that idea from? Are you aware of how dangerous that can be?

;Writing

 

[MTBake]

FWIW, your rocks will not stay white. They should get some color to them as they age. And that looks like the beginning stages of an algae bloom, commonly referred to as the ugly stages of a newer setup. I wouldn't do anything at all. Let it run its course.

 

[FindingPonyo]

You shouldn’t never boil a rock, where did you got that idea from? Are you aware of how dangerous that can be?

It can only be dangerous with corals on it that contain palytoxins. I’ve heard it from my local fish store, and they have great tanks. Besides I already have tons of beneficial bacteria. And besides, I boiled dry rock, not live rock. So no existing bacteria

 

[jurgenph]

And besides, I boiled dry rock, not live rock. So no existing bacteria

i thought that you said you boiled the rock in the picture, that you took out of your tank because it started to turn a different color.

J.

 

[sde1500]

It can only be dangerous with corals on it that contain palytoxins. I’ve heard it from my local fish store, and they have great tanks. Besides I already have tons of beneficial bacteria. And besides, I boiled dry rock, not live rock. So no existing bacteria

If you boiled dry rock, how did it have algae on it? Palytoxin isn't the only thing that can cause problems once you boil it. General rule of thumb, just don't do it. Also, it isn't pellets that is staining anything.

 

[sixty_reefer]

i hope you binned the pan you used to, There’s more issues than palytoxin do you know if you have a nudibranch hitchhiker for example? You wouldn’t want that mixed in with the Sunday Dinner. There is too many toxins in reef aquaria just not worth messing around with it. dangerous enough as it is.