Red Turf Algae and Switching to Synthetic Rock

[reefer1]

So, I have a 105-gallon bare-bottom, mixed reef that seems to be doing well except for one problem. Red turf algae. This stuff is impossible. And I'm losing the battle as it moves closer to my acros, montis. favias, and chalices. (It just pops up here and there. Arghh)
I'm thinking of the nuclear option. Remove all my rock, removing the coral, and transplanting to new, synthetic rock.
How will this affect my reef?
What can I do to keep my coral alive after they are transplanted?
Will this be enough to get rid of the problem?
Any other options or suggestions?
Thanks!

 

[brandon429]

I'd like a go at it before nuc.
It's this way:

Remove a test rock for external work. All actions are based on this mini model before you upscale to the whole tank.

Take a knife and debride/scrape/dental scraping like plaque until it's free of invader and be rough this stuff anchors

On the cleaned spot, hit it with 3% peroxide after its knifed clean. This is cell leftover burn

Rinse off, put back, chart it a few days for regrowth. This method would have stopped the initial advance. Even unremovable structures can be worked with a tank drained to allow access, but external removal for surgery is indicated here. We have rather large threads on the technique

This technique is simply a mimic of higher niche grazing on the real reef. Lower levels like chitons and snails may or may not remove a given invasion patch, but the bite from a hawksbill or a parrotfish removes all patches... and some rock (anchor points) for good measure. It is a form of deliberation that doesn't allow for any invasion. The cause of all rooted invaders is simple import and not nutrients, and allowance of the real estate for various reasons. The common reason is I can't get my rocks out (wall stack or glued) or job is too big for that detailing.

Reef 2.0 is some form of modularity, access, to the scape for this and future emergencies.

Accessibility beats all other factors in reefing for algae control, it cannot be beaten by any method as an algae preventative/rather stout claim admitted.

An accessible reef scape can be hand guided into being algae free and coralline/coral dominant by simple kitchen and medicine cabinet tools.

 

[hotashes]

I'd like a go at it before nuc.
It's this way:

Remove a test rock for external work. All actions are based on this mini model before you upscale to the whole tank.

Take a knife and debride/scrape/dental scraping like plaque until it's free of invader and be rough this stuff anchors

On the cleaned spot, hit it with 3% peroxide after its knifed clean. This is cell leftover burn

Rinse off, put back, chart it a few days for regrowth. This method would have stopped the initial advance. Even unremovable structures can be worked with a tank drained to allow access, but external removal for surgery is indicated here. We have rather large threads on the technique

This technique is simply a mimic of higher niche grazing on the real reef. Lower levels like chitons and snails may or may not remove a given invasion patch, but the bite from a hawksbill or a parrotfish removes all patches... and some rock (anchor points) for good measure. It is a form of deliberation that doesn't allow for any invasion. The cause of all rooted invaders is simple import and not nutrients, and allowance of the real estate for various reasons. The common reason is I can't get my rocks out (wall stack or glued) or job is too big for that detailing.

Reef 2.0 is some form of modularity, access, to the scape for this and future emergencies.

Accessibility beats all other factors in reefing for algae control, it cannot be beaten by any method as an algae preventative/rather stout claim admitted.

An accessible reef scape can be hand guided into being algae free and coralline/coral dominant by simple kitchen and medicine cabinet tools.

+1 above, just use a turkey baster to blast the detritus/algae spores from within the rocks one scraped and hit with h2o2. (Remember this is done outside of display tank in separate container/bucket)

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