What is this plant?

brandon429 · Dec 18, 2017

I use same topoff water as you, not the problem for sure. Sandbed clouding is my suspect feed source for your mixed invader in my opinion

Also, these strains don't require much nutrient, they can grow in bare bottom tanks too if left to secure their own footing which they do well among rocky craggy surfaces. Non grazing is your total cause in my opinion, guided gardening will bring it back with most coralline in tact as well

I have no doubt fluconazole, or algae scrubbers or any manner of alternates might work. The reason I recommend this is because it's keeper-determined algal status, what we allow stays and what we will goes out, and it will work regardless of your invasion. This is centralized locus of control practice, to be part of your future arsenal as needed. Stirring up detritus is the risk here, not peroxide.

It doesn't affect your filtration bacteria at all.

TikiBird · Dec 18, 2017

@brandon429, this sounds very intriguing. I will try it! Maybe tomorrow? Will be interesting to see how the test spots respond.

I am liking your “guided gardening” philosophy. It fits anyway because my class I teach is done for the semester now so I’ve got a couple of weeks to not focus entirely on my class and think about tank stuff!

Rip Van Winkle · Dec 21, 2017

Really interesting. Following this.

brandon429 · Dec 21, 2017

If sprayed 48 hrs ago, the plants will be all white and dead by now. We have seen this mix of plants before several times over the years, very predictable.

My number one goal for 2018 is to get readers to see that any invaded nano tank can be made uninvaded in about 24-48 hours, a complete change away from the days where algae signifies something bad, or off, in aquarium parameter. That’s 30% of algae problems.

70% is because we don’t keep parrotfish or hawksbill turtles in our tanks, the allowed algae growths having nothing to do with nutrient issues. Based on nine years of continuous restoration threads running, I might move that up to 85%.

We do not need to know invader ID or tank nutrients to be invasion free, we only require a keeper who is done farming algae and is ready to be free of it.

*nothing is wrong with leaving algae in place to take over while seeking natural corrective means, or by + or - nutrient detailing to coax it away, those are in fact ideal balances. At any step along the continuum a keeper can simply kill the target, fix the sandbed, and be done should the other way prove not to work or be too slow.