What to do now with my algae infested tank?

[Anonymous]

I vote new LR. - Thats what I'm going to do with mine which has 3 different types of nuisance algaes that it seems nothing (usual) will eat and manual removal doesn't work for either.

Oh, yeah, and those on top of flatworms no less... :roll:

Anything that comes from my old tank will be made sparkling clean with FW dips before going into the new system. - The old rocks will be packed up wet and stored for a few months at (Michigan) outdoor temps and then vigorously boiled (again, outdoors) for several hours before being placed into a temp tank with freshly mixed salt and heavy skimmed and circed where they will stay for several months to recolonize/reseed with observation for surviving bastages.


And I will be a LOT more careful of where I get what from now on too!

I feel your pain Rob....


Norm

 

[Anonymous]

I vote new LR. - Thats what I'm going to do with mine which has 3 different types of nuisance algaes that it seems nothing (usual) will eat and manual removal doesn't work for either.

Oh, yeah, and those on top of flatworms no less... :roll:

Anything that comes from my old tank will be made sparkling clean with FW dips before going into the new system. - The old rocks will be packed up wet and stored for a few months at (Michigan) outdoor temps and then vigorously boiled (again, outdoors) for several hours before being placed into a temp tank with freshly mixed salt and heavy skimmed and circed where they will stay for several months to recolonize/reseed with observation for surviving bastages.


And I will be a LOT more careful of where I get what from now on too!

I feel your pain Rob....


Norm

why not just let the old rock dry out?

 

[Anonymous]

and then bake it :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

Rob....

your tank does not look like the algae infested tank i was envisioning.

the pic lacks clarity (or maybe my eyes are finally shot) but i see no hair algae at all other than what is on the return pipe.

anyone else see an infestation?

 

[Anonymous]

Podman - actually in the past 2 days it has recided a bit. Currently it is all on the bottom of the lower LR and the rocks on the left.

This could be to the increased flow and switching the salts to Tropic Marin. Will keep an eye on it and continue with the WC's for now.

Thanks
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[Anonymous]

A few reefkeepers would be jealous to have your hair algae problem...and unfortunately in seriousness one would be beaslbob :roll:

 

[Ben1]

Looks good to me. this rock wasnt what I was picturing either. If all the rock had a thick coating of green inch long hair I would still be saying cure it or chuck it by now but it looks good. Enough coralline growth to show your phosphate is generally low. Add some mexican turbo snails and it should be gone.

FWIW If I look in the back of my overflow I can probably pull out a bit of hair algae right now. There may always be a small bit somewhere in your tank.

 

[Anonymous]

Damm rob that looks nice. You want to see hair algae. I could graise a cow in my tank.

 

[Anonymous]

Looks like beaslbobs tank without yellow water..Those macros sure do the trick

 

[Anonymous]

Nah- Wazzel - You need to establish coraline algae to remove the phosphates t oout compete the hair algae............
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[Anonymous]

I was wondering Wazzel, how much flow is there at the bottom of that tank?

 

[Anonymous]

I have about 4000 gph total. 3300 of it come from inside the rock pile. The manifold I built has eight 3/16 holes radialy right at the bottom. I get plenty of flow, but my LR is still purging itself from my DSB problems. I can see the piles of crud getting shifted by the flow, it is just taking a while to get it all. Also, some of it is sand that was trapped in the LR and got blasted out once I hit it with all of that flow. SO it is not as bad as it looks. All of the HA came over from my other tank and I am dealing with it now.

 

[Anonymous]

geese. at least you guys can see the actual rock's surface...

 

[Anonymous]

That's cool Wazzel, I didn't know there was anything in the rock pile. That is a nice way to design it.

 

[DK]

Wazzel,

Is that a bare bottomn tank I see????? with algae growth??? We better get the Bomber (form Rc) police to investigate!!!! :lol:

 

[polcat]

Wazzel,

Is that a bare bottomn tank I see????? with algae growth??? We better get the Bomber (form Rc) police to investigate!!!! :lol:

Yep, and Jerly will ask you if you cooked your rock first. If not, it's probly phosphate ridden. Not to worry either way, blast the rock every day with a strong PH and vacumn. Crank the skimmer and it'll be gone in no time.

 

[DK]

You know, if you "cook" the rock, a sand bed tank will also function quite well....probably better than the BB

 

[HClH2OFish]

<edit> Hmm..was gonna post a snide Beaslbob slam, but thought I'd be a better person (and hope he doesn't hijack this thread as well)

Your tank looks good man...not at all what I envisioned from the way you describe it.

 

[Anonymous]

March Photo Contest--GREEN


I think Bob should submit some photos for the contest.

Your edit changed my comment.

 

[HClH2OFish]

:lol: