This algae is a nightmare

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Been stuck with this crazy algae for ages, its brown and green and doesn't seem to go away =/
Thinking of setting up a cheato reactor or something to help rid this stuff? What are your thoughts?

 

[Doctorgori]

Chaeto....yup Algae fights algae....
What have you tried so far?
You tried Vibrant yet? H2O2 spot treatments?
There are some decorative macros that look nice in the DT. but of course Turbo snails love most...

 

[Visuals]

Chaeto....yup Algae fights algae....
What have you tried so far?
You tried Vibrant yet? H2O2 spot treatments?
There are some decorative macros that look nice in the DT. but of course Turbo snails love most...

Oh I'm new to this stuff whats vibrant and H202?
I just got back into this stuff after a long hiatus so a lots changed.

 

[anthonygf]

Been stuck with this crazy algae for ages, its brown and green and doesn't seem to go away =/
Thinking of setting up a cheato reactor or something to help rid this stuff? What are your thoughts?

How long has tank been running?

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

2 pencil urchins. Charcol or carbon. Youll need to either increase flow, filtration, or more water changes. Or all 3.
D

 

[anthonygf]

2 pencil urchins. Charcol or carbon. Youll need to either increase flow, filtration, or more water changes. Or all 3.
D

Plus chaeto. Maybe try Mollies.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

The dreaded emerald crabs! Lol
D

 

[anthonygf]

The dreaded emerald crabs! Lol
D

OH NO not them! They may do the job. I got rid of all my hermits for climbing up on my monti breaking off branches, not one or two but seven at one time.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Yes! Them! Lol. Muhahaha
D

 

[Brady4000]

OH NO not them! They may do the job. I got rid of all my hermits for climbing up on my monti breaking off branches, not one or two but seven at one time.

+1 not them!! Absolutely hate emerald crabs. Had one tare up my xina and spread it all over the tank.

 

[anthonygf]

+1 not them!! Absolutely hate emerald crabs. Had one tare up my xina and spread it all over the tank.

I think I have 1 green and one red emerald crabs left. They know I am after them so they hide very well. They don't even come at night anymore, I check every night. maybe they starved themselves. LOL

 

[Brady4000]

I think I have 1 green and one red emerald crabs left. They know I am after them so they hide very well. They don't even come at night anymore, I check every night. maybe they starved themselves. LOL

Both of mine went in the mantis tank mmwehahah.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Personally, I would go the Vibrant + very large turbo snails route in that tank. However only dose about half to 3/4 of what the instructions say on the Vibrant, and only once a week. If you stay at it, that algae should break up and disappear in about 3 months or less. You can ‘maintenance dose’ the tank after that.

 

[Doctorgori]

Oh I'm new to this stuff whats vibrant and H202?
I just got back into this stuff after a long hiatus so a lots changed.

H2O2 is peroxide ... the 3% store stuff works ...don’t use the 35% food grade stuff like I did ...plenty of how to threads on peroxide and algae control

 

[JumboShrimp]

 

[Visuals]

How long has tank been running?

The tanks have been on auto pilot for like 2 years. So everything is out of whack. Now that I'm at home and what not I decided to get back into it.

 

[Visuals]

2 pencil urchins. Charcol or carbon. Youll need to either increase flow, filtration, or more water changes. Or all 3.
D

Tested the water after ages and yeah it ain't looking good... API test kit for phos at 10ppm and nitrates at like 70ppm. So there's a lot of stuff wrong with the tank at the moment. Not sure I can add any inverts with these params.

 

[Visuals]

I just set up a chaeto reactor and I read this stuff also kills chaeto =(, gonna see how this goes first with the chaeto method.

 

[czoolander]

I had great success recently with brightwell razor in combination with microbacter 7. I would also toothbrush my rocks every night. My tank has never looked better its quite amazing The before and after shots are night and day different and dramatically better !!

 

[Visuals]

H2O2 is peroxide ... the 3% store stuff works ...don’t use the 35% food grade stuff like I did ...plenty of how to threads on peroxide and algae control

Thanks for the info I'll read into it! I've never really messed with dosing besides the vitamin C way back then.