Whats this algea ?
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whats the best to get rid of it ?!
jenreefer
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remove the rock it is on and manually pull all of it off the rock.
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and if it grows somewhere where i just cant pull out rock ? and what happens if i manualy remove it in the tank will it spread some spores or so ?! i can see it now all over the rocks there is small sticks comming out !
but people use this mircoalge in refugiume em i right?!
jenreefer
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Yes they do but in the display tank it can become invasive and start choking out corals for the light. It is fast growing. Need to get it out.and if it grows somewhere where i just cant pull out rock ? and what happens if i manualy remove it in the tank will it spread some spores or so ?! i can see it now all over the rocks there is small sticks comming out !
Do not worry about spores. Rip it out.
That looks like bryopsis, not Caulerpa to me, The feathered caulerpas grows on vines.
The pics are pretty small on the desktop.
A tooth brush will knock unwanted macros back and then up your snail population, regardless of the species. Yes you can leave it in the tank if you want. your tank.
In some cases (like mine) the colonies eventually just crash. My results may not be typical. My other tank It doesn't want to crash.:mad:
The pics are pretty small on the desktop.
A tooth brush will knock unwanted macros back and then up your snail population, regardless of the species. Yes you can leave it in the tank if you want. your tank.
In some cases (like mine) the colonies eventually just crash. My results may not be typical. My other tank It doesn't want to crash.:mad:
jenreefer
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It very well could be. Difficult to tell. I still would be manually removing. No room in my DT for such nonsense.
But look at me, I still use a toothbrush on my rock. Don't need all those chemicals when you go old school.
Although admittedly odd an odd bird In general, and always curious, I really didn't prefer the bryopsis experience.
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ye toothbrush is the best its just i was woried that if i will use toothbrush in my DT and smash this thing it will just spred even more !It very well could be. Difficult to tell. I still would be manually removing. No room in my DT for such nonsense.
But look at me, I still use a toothbrush on my rock. Don't need all those chemicals when you go old school.
it will esp if its Bryo. look up bubble algae and siphons. Its a trick but hold a 1/4 in line near the spot your scrubbing.
