[DRZL]

BB method is the way I help maintain my algae low not nonexistant

I also have red turf algae but its only to start to spread so Ive epoxied the crap out of the spots that have growth, However my snails have it on their back and I havent found anything that eats it. Eventually i'll have to cook my rock and my snails

I have no competing macroalgae, use carbon, skimmer ture rated 8x my size, tri-weekly WC, and constant sock filtration

[jackson6745]

If you have some free time, lots of info here
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/algcontFAQsMar.htm

[NYPDFrogman]

Rich killing off that algae is a double edge sword when the algae dies off in that manner it has to produce nutrients.
I'd scape off as much as possible and siphon it out ( u can borrow my diatom if you like)

I had some thats the way I got rid of mine the rest the tangs and snails take care of

[jackson6745]

Frank do you mean when that stuff dies it fuels even more growth? Do you think my skimmer and frequently changed micron bags will be enough to remove any solid or leached waste from the algae?

[ShaunW]

Quote: Originally Posted by NYPDFrogman Rich killing off that algae is a double edge sword when the algae dies off in that manner it has to produce nutrients.

Your right, but there is a time period involved. Just because something dies, doesn't nessesarily mean that its "locked up" nutrients become bio-available immediately. Many levels of degradation occurs when an organism dies.

[masterswimmer]

I've been successfully/unsuccessfully battling hair algae for a long time. My Salifert test kits for PO4, Si, NH2, NH3 show undetectable. Obviously it's there or it wouldn't grow.

I chemically treat with AZ-NO3 (I know, it's a bandaid and not addressing the source). However, with AZ-NO3 it totally eradicates it (hence my statement about successfully battling HA. However, about 5 - 6 weeks later, it starts up again. I run my tests and they are undetectable even when it grows.

I have cheato in my sump, I run carbon 24/7 and I have an oversized Lifereef skimmer. Plenty of snails, crabs and Tangs.

I've resolved myself to the fact, like jh said, that reefs have such an intense biodiversity that can address the algaes overtaking them that we can't possibly recreate that in our glass boxes.

I just try to keep it under control and manageable. Seems like it's an inevitable reef related issue.

master

[nanoreefer22]

I've been lucky with this tank and having no algae problems. So far all I have is coralline, sadly some of it is green . Other than that I get the slight film on the glass every 3-5 days.

All my clean crew consists of is a yellow tang, algae blenny, 2 astreas, and some little tiny snails that come out in the night. Nearly forgot my 1 red leg hermit that survived my interceptor treatment.

-Kris

[yessongs]

With hair algae i try to pull it off, and get it out. Also brushing the area with a filter brush or toothbrush seems to help, you see stuff coming off the rock and in time the algae dies off.

[NYPDFrogman]

Quote: Originally Posted by jackson6745 Frank do you mean when that stuff dies it fuels even more growth? Do you think my skimmer and frequently changed micron bags will be enough to remove any solid or leached waste from the algae?

In my opinion yes when it dies off it will fuel more growth, exactly how long it takes I'm not sure.

Removal is proably the best way like I said scape it and filter out at the same time. I did mine with a power head since than I've bought a XL diatom just to vaccum up stuff like that

[kimoyo]

Quote: Originally Posted by jackson6745 I still can't get rid of this damn red turf algae! It seems to thrive in low nutrient reefs. Mex turbos eat some of it but not all. check out this RC thread http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...&highlight=red turf There is a lot of nice reefs here with the red stuff

How can you tell the difference between red coralline and the turf algae?

I had a bunch of snails come in with what I thought was red coralline.